Thursday, September 01, 2011

Cessna 172B (float plane), CF-MXJ, Guy & René Bellehumeur (rgd. owners)

A plane crashed on Joe Lake near Hanmer this morning. The tail of the mostly-submerged plane is visible in the centre of the photo.




Two adult men are being treated for minor injuries after the plane they were in went down on Joe Lake.

A local resident helped the two men to dry land with a boat following the crash.

Transport Canada and the Ministry of the Environment have been contacted and will be involved in the investigation.


Original Story:

A small plane has crashed on Joe Lake north of Hanmer this morning (Sept. 1).

The two occupants of the plane are out of the water and at a camp in the area, according to Greater Sudbury Police spokesperson Const. Bert Lapalme.

Lapalme said he doesn't know what injuries the victims have, if any.

Police, fire and ambulance personnel were on their way to the scene.

Check back to NorthernLife.ca for more on this story as it becomes available.

-Posted by Heidi Ulrichsen

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