PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. — Police officers’ body-cam videos released on Thursday show the aftermath of the crash of a Cessna C172P that injured two women in Pembroke Pines.
A student and an instructor departed from the North Perry Airport and crashed at about 11:30 a.m. on May 29, outside of the South Florida State Hospital, at 800 East Cypress Drive, records show.
“I was in shock, but I ran toward the plane, and I pulled two girls out,” Nathan Gansert told a first responder, according to the video.
Vanessa Ledo, the instructor, and Earlene E. Clarke Thomas, the student, survived with back injuries, according to police.
After the crash, Pembroke Pines Mayor Angelo Castillo said engine failure was likely the cause of the crash. The Federal Aviation Administration had yet to announce the findings of the investigation.
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