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Rep. Tom Tiffany, the Republican nominee for Wisconsin governor, suffered minor injuries after the light aircraft he was traveling in lost power while approaching Wausau Downtown Airport and made an emergency landing on Lake Wausau. Tiffany and the pilot swam to safety; Tiffany was hospitalized for treatment.
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Rep. Tom Tiffany, the Republican nominee for Wisconsin governor, suffered minor injuries after the light aircraft he was traveling in lost power while approaching Wausau Downtown Airport and made an emergency landing on Lake Wausau. Tiffany and the pilot swam to safety; Tiffany was hospitalized for treatment.
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