A Republican congressman from Wisconsin was forced to swim to safety after his plane made an emergency landing. The incident occurred late on a Saturday. The congressman was traveling in the plane when it landed in a lake, prompting him to swim to safety.

Details of the incident are sparse, but it is known that the emergency landing happened in a body of water. Further information about the incident can be found through additional reporting, which provides more details on the events that unfolded after the plane's emergency landing in the lake.