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NEWBERGH, N.Y. — <\/span>A small plane attempting an emergency landing crashed into the frigid Hudson River, but the pilot and a passenger escaped the wreckage and safely swam to shore, authorities said.<\/p>\n The crash occurred Monday night, shortly after the single-engine Cessna 172 took off from Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.<\/p>\n Emergency responders were dispatched to the reported crash site but initially could not locate the aircraft, the Middle Hope Fire Department reported<\/a>. However, the plane was spotted a few minutes later in waters off Newburgh, about 62 miles (100 kilometers) north of Manhattan.<\/p>\n The pilot and a passenger were being treated at a hospital for undisclosed minor injuries. Their names were not released.<\/p>\n It’s not clear what caused the cause of the crash, which is under investigation by the FAA.<\/p>\n New York Gov. Kathy Hochul<\/a> praised the efforts of the responders, calling the rescue \u201canother miracle on the Hudson,\u201d a reference to the January 2009 crash<\/a> where a US Airways jet hit a flock of birds and lost power in both engines shortly after takeoff. Pilot Chesley \u201cSully\u201d Sullenberger was hailed as a hero after he landed the powerless plane in the Hudson River and all 155 people on board were rescued.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n