Banner plane crashes into ocean in Myrtle Beach, pilot getting treatment, police say

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — The pilot of a banner plane is being treated after the plane crashed into the ocean late Monday morning near 40th Avenue North in Myrtle Beach, authorities said.

Cpl. Chris Starling of the Myrtle Beach Police Department confirmed the crash to News13 and said the pilot was being treated at a local hospital. It happened at about 11:35 a.m.

Starling also said authorities are waiting for the U.S. Coast Guard and possibly the Federal Aviation Administration to see about getting the plane safely out of the ocean.

No additional information was immediately available.

News13 has a reporter at the scene and will have updates online and during our on-air newscasts as more information becomes available.