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Small plane that ran out of fuel lands in Whidbey marsh

CLINTON, Wash. — A pilot landed a small plane that ran out of fuel in a marsh near Clinton Thursday afternoon, Island County authorities told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.

Video from Chopper 7 showed the small, experimental aircraft overturned in a grassy area.

The pilot was the only one on board the plane that landed in the 6000 block of Snapdragon Lane, said Sheriff Ed Wallace.