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(CNN) -- A couple boating in Nantucket Sound on Tuesday afternoon told investigators that they believe the pilot of a crashing commuter plane must have steered the aircraft away from them at the last minute, a Massachusetts State Police trooper said.
The plane hit the water 75 yards from the couple and showered the area with debris, Trooper John Kotfila told CNN.
"The wife was, you know, very shaken up. The husband was shaken up," Kotfila said. "But they wanted to make sure we understood what they saw."