Pilot injured in small plane crash in Florida, officials say
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Volusia County deputies and other local emergency responders digged through the rubble of a plane crash to save a pilot, City of New Smyrna Beach officials say.Emergency services respond to a single-engine aircraft crashEmergency agencies across Volusia County responded to a call about an airplane crash that happened around 2:23 p.m. on Wednesday near 3010 Turnbull Bay Road, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office. New Smyrna Beach Police Department, New Smyrna Beach Fire Department, Volusia Sheriff’s Office, Volusia County EMS, Port Orange Police Department, and Volusia County Fire Rescue responded to the incident.When emergency services arrived, units removed the pilot from the plane, and he was flown for further medical assistance on Air One, the sheriff's office said. Pilot injuredCity officials say that the pilot was the only person on the plane when it crashed. The pilot was airlifted to Halifax Health for trauma-related injuries. Cause of the crash is unknownThe crash r