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2 Injured When Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Md. Field

LEONARDTOWN, Md. (AP) -- Maryland State Police say a small plane made an emergency landing in St. Mary's County, but the two people aboard had only minor injuries.

A local television station reports that the plane made an emergency landing around 7:30 p.m. Monday in a field at Wheatley's Content Farm Lane in Leonardtown. Police dispatched a helicopter to locate the pilot was found with a passenger at a nearby farmhouse.

Police say the pair walked to the house after getting out of the plane. Both suffered minor injuries and refused medical treatment.
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