Hero passenger who landed plane solo ID’d as Florida interior designer

The hero passenger who miraculously landed a plane on his own has been identified as a 39-year-old Florida man armed with nothing but a pair of flip flops and a background in interior design.

The man, identified by family as Darren Harrison, was headed home to Lakeland after a fishing trip in the Bahamas Tuesday afternoon when the pilot flying the Cessna Grand Caravan suddenly became “incapacitated” and “incoherent.” 

The married father-to-be, who’s currently a vice president at Sunshine Interiors, sprung into action and radioed for help. 

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