Young pilot makes dramatic ocean landing in Florida before she is rescued unscathed

NewsWorldAmericasYoung pilot makes dramatic ocean landing in Florida before she is rescued unscathedFaith Tenkley, 23, was heading to the Bahamas to pick up her parents when mechanical problems disabled the family’s private planeBruce Golding Sunday 23 August 2026 22:25 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3037865","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/pilot-rescued-atlantic-ocean-boca-raton-florida-faith-tenkley-b3037865.html","title":"Young pilot makes dramatic ocean landing in Florida before she is rescued unscathed"}}ClosePlane makes emergency landing in ocean off Boca RatonThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlines","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isC...