A pilot survived crashing into dense woods in New Smyrna Beach on Wednesday afternoon, setting off a blind ground search that ended only when a sheriff’s helicopter spotted the wreckage from the sky. The alert sounded at 2:22 p.m. when air traffic controllers at New Smyrna Beach tower lost contact with the aircraft. Responders on […] ‘Conscious And Talking’: Overhead Chopper Spots Downed Pilot Trapped In Thick Florida Woods ...read more read less