SAN DIEGO — A small aircraft went down approximately six miles east of the El Capitan Reservoir in East County, the San Diego County Sheriffs Department confirmed to CBS 8.
The small plane was carrying three passengers who were all unharmed, CALFIRE said.
A witness called the sheriff's department at 4:09 p.m. on Saturday reporting that a downed aircraft was possibly west of the Three Sisters Trailhead near Ramona.
Authorities confirmed to CBS 8, CALFIRE was responding to a rescue near the trail and were able to fly over and locate the downed plane.
Crews hiked down to where the plane was located and began helping the passengers.
This is a developing story.
