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Small plane crash lands near remote landing strip in Collier County

Small plane crashes near remote landing strip
Small plane crashes near remote landing strip
Posted at 12:55 PM, Sep 11, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-11 12:55:00-04

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. -- No injuries were reported in a small plane crash at a remote landing strip in the Everglades Tuesday.

It happened at the Collier-Dade Jetport in easternmost Collier County, near Tamiami Trail.

According to Greater Naples Fire Rescue, crews from Battalion 60 responded to an alert.

They say there were two occupants in the single-engine plane, which was sitting in shallow water just off the landing strip, and no injuries.