INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, Ark. – A plane crashed in Independence County Sunday afternoon after becoming tangled in power lines.
According to Independence County Sheriff Shawn Stevens, the crash happened around 2:30 Sunday afternoon four to five miles north of Batesville.
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Stevens said that the pilot was hurt, but he doesn’t know the extent of his injuries. He also said he’s not sure where the plane was headed or coming from.
ICSO deputies and representatives from the Arkansas Office of Emergency Management, Northside Fire Department and Batesville Fire Department responded to the scene.