Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Three Dead in Pickle Lake Plane Crash

A fatal plane crash near Pickle Lake is currently under investigation by the OPP and the Transportation Safety Board.

The aircraft had four people on board and three people are confirmed dead.

Peter Hildebrand is a spokesperson for the Safety Board and says the plane crashed shortly before it was scheduled to touch down.

Hildebrand says its believed the Lakeer LA-250 went down around 7:30 last night in dense bush, but wasn't actually located until around 3:30 this morning.

One person survived the crash and was airlifted to hospital in Winnipeg with minor injuries.