GEORGIAN BAY TOWNSHIP, Ont. — Provincial police say a man is dead after his ultralight plane crashed into Georgian Bay on Saturday.
Police say they got the call at 12:40 p.m. that the small aircraft had gone down in the area of Pinery Point in Georgian Bay Township.
They say an OPP Marine Unit arrived on scene a short time later and officers pulled the lone pilot from the water.
But despite the efforts of emergency services police say the pilot, identified only as a 47-year-old man from Oro-Medonte Township, died.
Police say the small ultralight aircraft sank at the crash site.
They also note that Transport Canada has been contacted to assist in the ongoing investigation.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on May 3, 2020
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