Young Pilot Makes Stunning Sea Landing Off Florida Beach and Walks Away Unhurt [WATCH]

A young pilot, Faith Tenkley, guided her family’s Piper PA30 into the Atlantic Ocean just off Boca Raton, Florida, on Saturday morning after mechanical trouble forced an emergency landing at sea. She was flying from Fort Myers, about 15 miles from Boca Raton when the reported problems began, with a planned trip of roughly 150 miles to collect her parents in the Bahamas. Observers described a controlled approach that avoided buildings and paddleboarders. With one engine reportedly not working and landing gear malfunctioning, Tenkley chose water as the safest option. Lifeguards and a Boca Raton Ocean Rescue fire boat responded immediately; no injuries were reported, though she was taken to a local hospital as a precaution.