as modjeska and his crew stay on site and circle the wreck, they hope for the best. after about 25 seconds, you can see the pilot crawling out of the hatch. he stands on the wing of his crippled cessna to wait for help. >> the helicopter was on scene ready for the pickup. >> the coast guard helicopter arrives and a rescue swimmer drops into the choppy water. >> it took seven minutes from when the plane entered the water to when the helicopter hoisted the man into the helicopter. >> watch as the rescue swimmer holds onto the basket even after it leaves the water with the pilot secured inside. >> the rescue swimmer holds on to the basket and drags his fins a little bit behind the basket to try to stabilize it as it goes up to the helicopter. >> once the rescued pilot and the coast guard swimmer are both safe inside the helicopter, it's mission accomplished. and the lieutenant stays on the scene just long enough to watch the cessna disappear. >> the plane had sunk about 10 to 15 minutes after it entered the water. so it was a very good thing that the helicopter was on t