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Man survives small plane crash into Quebec lake, provincial police say

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WATCH ABOVE: The pilot of a small glider plane suffered only minor injuries on Saturday after his plane crashed into a lake in Quebec. A 'false maneuver' error by the pilot is, according to provincial police, believed to be the cause of the crash – May 5, 2024

A man in his 50s has survived a small plane crash into a lake in Quebec’s Eastern Townships on Saturday, provincial police say.

They received calls at around around 4:30 p.m. from witnesses reporting the incident, which happened on Trois Lacs lake in Val-des-Sources.

The pilot of the small glider plane was rescued by boat and suffered only minor injuries. Emergency services took him to hospital for examination, provincial police say.

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The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) says it has not opened an investigation into the incident, saying it considers the event an accident.

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SQ spokesperson Adam Marineau told Global News a “false maneuver” error by the pilot is believed to be the cause of the crash.

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The Trois Lacs lake is a large body of water in Quebec shared by the regions of Val-des-Sources and Wotton in the Eastern Townships, and Saint-Rémi-de-Tingwick and Tingwick in the Centre-du-Québec region.

— with files from La Presse Canadienne

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