Dutch Passenger Is Rescued and 2 People Are Missing After Small Plane Crashes Into Lake Malawi

Dutch Passenger Is Rescued and 2 People Are Missing After Small Plane Crashes Into Lake Malawi
A map shows the location of Lake Malawi, in Malawi, on Aug. 21, 2024. Google Maps
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BLANTYRE, Malawi—A small plane crashed into Lake Malawi on Tuesday with three people onboard, an official in Malawi said. A Dutch passenger survived and was rescued by fishermen but another passenger and the pilot were missing.

Malawi’s Information Minister Moses Kumkuyu said in a statement that the rescued passenger is female but did not give her age. She sustained minor injuries and is being treated at a hospital, he added.