Pilot Missing Florida

A six seater Piper PA46 plane, crashed on Sunday, January 11, 2009. The pilot, later identified as Marc Schrenker, radioed in a distress call and said his windshield had imploded and he was severely bleeding. Military jets responded and saw the plane crash into a swampy area near Lakeside Drive in East Milton, Florida. The pilot was initially presumed dead.PNJ.com: Airplane Crashes in Milton; Pilot Missing...Search Continues (January 12, 2009)

Schrenker was reported to be alive in Alabama. He told a police officer that he was in a canoeing accident. He then checked into a hotel under a fictitious name and fled into the woods wearing a black cap. When authorities in Alabama learned of the plane crash in Florida, they confirmed the identity of the pilot as Schrenker. According to authorities, Schrenker is wanted in connection to "fraud or embezzlement charges" in connection to his former employer.FOX10tv.com: Pilot is in Police Custody (January 12, 2009)PNJ.com: Missing pilot found alive (January 12, 2009)CNN: Authorities hunt for pilot who made bogus distress call (January 12, 2009)

After the pilot radioed in a distress call, Military jets followed the plane and witnessed it crash. When rescuers approached the wreckage, the pilot was not inside and was presumed dead.PNJ.com: Airplane Crashes in Milton; Pilot Missing...Search Continues (January 12, 2009) Schrenker apparently parachuted out of the plane somewhere over Harpersville, AL, then went to a store in Childersburg, AL, where he told a police officer he had been in a canoeing accident. He then checked into a hotel under a fictitious name.FOX10tv.com: Pilot is in Police Custody (January 12, 2009) Schrenker, was the president of Indianapolis' Heritage Wealth Management, is reportedly wanted on charges of fraud.CNN: Authorities hunt for pilot who made bogus distress call (January 12, 2009)