Small plane crashes in Lady Bird Lake

Plane Crash Today Austin Update: ATCEMS said a small 2-seater plane has gone down in Lady Bird Lake.

EMS authorities received a call about the plane about 2 p.m. in the lake west of the I-35 bridge in the area of I-35 and East Avenue.

It’s small 2 seater plane and only One person was in the plane, and they have been transported to Dell Seton Medical Center with potentially serious injuries, ATCEMS said.

Texas Parks & Wildlife released a statement saying that one of their Game Warden pilots was involved in the crash. [Read Also: New York and Pennsylvania are under a tornado watch until 11 p.m]

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is aware that a Game Warden pilot was involved in a plane crash today in Austin on Lady Bird Lake. We are gathering more information about the status of the pilot and the airplane.

The Austin Police Department is asking residents to avoid the hike-and-bike trail from IH-35 to East Avenue.