Rep Tom Tiffany swims to safety after emergency lake landing in Wisconsin

A small aircraft transporting U.S. Representative Tom Tiffany of Wisconsin’s 7th congressional district was forced to make an emergency landing on a lake in northern Wisconsin after the pilot reported a mechanical problem. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon as the plane was en route to a campaign event, prompting the pilot to execute a controlled water landing to avoid a crash.

Rescue crews from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Coast Guard arrived within minutes, safely extracting the representative and the three other occupants without injury. The aircraft was subsequently recovered, and the Federal Aviation Administration opened an investigation to determine the cause of the malfunction. No further disruptions to Tiffany’s schedule were reported, and officials confirmed that the emergency response adhered to standard safety protocols.