KENORA, ON — Ontario Provincial Police have confirmed that the pilot of a single-engine aircraft that crashed at Snowshoe Lake on Saturday was fatally injured, and a passenger suffered critical injuries.
No names have been released as yet.
The Piper J3 Cub went down early Saturday afternoon, 60 kilometres north of Kenora.
The deceased pilot was 65 years old.
The 26-year-old passenger was taken to hospital.
In a statement Monday, OPP said that due to the remoteness of the crash site, the International Emergency Response Coordination Centre was contacted to help determine exact coordinates for the emergency responders.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has deployed a team of investigators to the crash site.
