Paddleboarders have been credited with saving the life of a Texas game warden pilot who crashed a small pane into Lady Bird Lake in downtown Austin.The unnamed pilot working for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department was conducting a test flight when his aircraft — a 2009 Cessna T-206 — splashed down in the lake near Interstate 35 at around 2 p.m. Thursday.Officials said the pilot, who was flying alone, managed to climb out of the sinking plane on his own, but was then helped by paddleboarders who came to his rescue and brought him safely ashore.
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