Four Walk Away from Plane Crash

Four people are lucky to be alive after a plane crash in the bush near Pickle Lake.

The OPP say they were contacted Friday afternoon around 1:30, after receiving reports from the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Center of an airplane that went down about 27 kilometers east of Pickle Lake.

Police say the plane, owned by Northern Waterworks Sales and Consulting in Red Lake, had just taken off from the Pickle Lake Airport, when it began experiencing engine problems.

The pilot decided to return to Pickle Lake, but ended up making an unscheduled landing in the bush.

The pilot and three passengers on board managed to walk away from the wreckage.

They were rescued by a helicopter that was dispatched to the scene.

Only two of the four occupants sustained minor injuries.

They were later flown back to Red Lake.