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Wrangler Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. About thirty-three miles west of Yellowstone Airport.
The single-engine plane dropped, clipped the tip of a pine tree, and pitched into a slight sideways yaw just as it cleared the tree line.
“Hang on!” Ranger Parker yelled as she jammed her foot onto the left rudder pedal to correct the spin. The plane lurched onto the water’s surface with a heavy thud. They all slammed forward into their seat belts as the plane skidded across the water and began to slow. When it came to a stop, a wall of water washed over the plane’s windshield and everything was again quiet.
“s**t,” the ranger said as she panted.
“You okay, Cade?” Kyle said.
“Yeah. You?”
“Thanks Parker, you saved our asses. Come on, Cade, we’ve got to get out of this f
