Saturday, June 06, 2015

Incident occurred June 06, 2015 on the Ottawa River

A small float plane made an emergency landing on the Ottawa River early Saturday afternoon and its two occupants escaped with minor injuries, Gatineau firefighters say.

The emergency landing happened at about 12:30 p.m. on the Ottawa River.

The two people inside the plane were helped to shore by boaters who were nearby at the time.

The people in the plane suffered minor injuries and were taken to hospital, Gatineau police said.

On the Ontario side of the river, the scene was just east of Cumberland, Ont., near Canaan Road. On the Quebec side of the river, where the occupants of the plane were taken to, the scene was off du Fer à Cheval Road.

Source:  http://www.cbc.ca

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