Written by Kenora OPP on 31 August 2011
SINGLE AIRCRAFT COLLISION
Sioux Lookout, ON – On August 30th 2011 at approximately 4:00 p.m., Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report of a small aircraft crash south of the chutes on Abram Lake.
Police received a report that a small aircraft had crashed in the water south of the chutes nearReeseIsland, and the plane had been occupied by a single person and a dog. The OPP, MNR, Sioux Lookout Fire Services and Ambulance attended the scene.
The pilot was transported to hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. A post mortem examination has been scheduled for Tuesday August 30th in Kenora. The pilot was identified as a Minnesota man from Sunfish Lake.
This incident is currently under investigation by the OPP and Transport Canada.
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