A 67-year-old man from Minnesota is dead as a result of a float plane mishap just south of Red Lake. Ontario Provincial Police say the incident took place on Dee Dee Lake yesterday morning around 10:30. Police says the operator of an amphibious plane was standing on the floats as he was coming into shore. When the plane came into contact with the shore, the pilot was thrown into the propeller. He was was transported to hospital in Red Lake where he died of his injuries.
Friday, September 6, 2013
Fatal Plane Mishap Near Red Lake
A 67-year-old man from Minnesota is dead as a result of a float plane mishap just south of Red Lake. Ontario Provincial Police say the incident took place on Dee Dee Lake yesterday morning around 10:30. Police says the operator of an amphibious plane was standing on the floats as he was coming into shore. When the plane came into contact with the shore, the pilot was thrown into the propeller. He was was transported to hospital in Red Lake where he died of his injuries.
