Saturday, September 17, 2011

One dead, one injured in Quebec floatplane crash

LA TUQUE, Que.—  One man is dead and another critically injured after a floatplane crashed in Quebec.

The accident occurred shortly after 7 p.m. Friday on a lake near La Tuque, about 300 kilometres north of Montreal.

Witnesses reported the pilot tried to land the aircraft on several occasions without success.

The passenger, a 54-year-old man from Candiac, Que., died from his injuries.

The 48-year-old pilot from Montreal remains in hospital.

An investigation is under way to determine the cause of the crash.


http://www.theglobeandmail.com

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