Pilot safe after making emergency landing off Miami coast

A pilot is safe after landing a small plane off the coast of Miami.The Miami Herald reports the pilot ditched the small plane about 14 miles off Haulover Beach. Coast Guard officials and local authorities sent a helicopter and several boats to search for the pilot.Coast Guard officials did not identify the pilot but said they were not injured and somehow managed to get out of the plane and into the water.No other details, including the type of plane, were given.Follow Local 10 News on Twitter @W