Airplane emergency landing in Carmel Valley, two rescued

CARMEL VALLEY, Calif. (KION-TV) -- Responders from Cal Fire hoisted people out of Carmel Valley Sunday morning after an emergency plane landing.

It happened at 9:40 a.m. near Carmel Valley and Cashagua roads.

The Monterey County Sheriff's office says that the pilot is the one who called the emergency landing in, after the small aircraft flew out of Salinas for a sightseeing flight. CHP aircraft were able to find the plane and passengers, remaining in orbit until Calfire pilots could come out. Hollister Helitack was able to lift two passengers out of the aircraft with minor injuries.

They were taken to a ground ambulance and transported to a local hospital for evaluation. Monterey County search and rescue hiked in and secure the aircraft as well as made sure there were no other survivors. 

This is a developing story and more details will be added.