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What we know: Tom Tiffany's plane crash into Lake Wausau
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What happenedA plane carrying Republican candidate for governor Tom Tiffany lost power and crashed into Lake Wausau Saturday night, injuring him and his pilot and causing them to swim to safety.
The headline splitThe center frames it as "What we know: Tom Tiffany's plane crash into Lake Wausau". The right frames it as "Footage Surfaces Of GOP Frontrunner Plane Crash".
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What we know: Tom Tiffany's plane crash into Lake Wausau
A plane carrying Republican candidate for governor Tom Tiffany lost power and crashed into Lake Wausau Saturday night, injuring him and his pilot and causing them to swim to safety.
Newly obtained surveillance footage captured the terrifying moment a small plane carrying Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany made an emergency landing in Lake Wausau after suddenly losing power. T...
