Police boat approaches the plane - BAZ RATNER / REUTERS
TEL AVIV, Istael - The pilot and co-pilot of a plane were slightly injured after the small aircraft to make an emergency landing in the Mediterranean Sea near the beach in Tel Aviv, Israel's capital, on Sunday.
According to the initial information from the local press, the pilot made the forced landing after sending a warning by radio saying that he was losing control of the plane. The city's air traffic control asked him to try to land at the airport of Sde Dov, which is on the coast of the city, but he could not. However, the pilot was able to divert the beach Metzizim, one of the most popular of the city.
The Coast Guard rescued the two before the plane sink. According to police, both the pilot and the copilot were conscious and with only minor injuries.
The causes are not yet clear, as well as where the plane had taken off.