A 16-year-old teenage boy has died after being struck by a plane at a lake northeast of Toronto, police say.
Around 12:30 p.m. Friday, Durham Regional Police said they were called to Lake Scugog, near Caesarea, Ont., for reports of a small plane crash, which had resulted in injuries.
Police said a plane had crashed into a dock as well as another boat. The plane flipped over but the pilot and passenger were able to get out and were both taken to hospital with minor injuries.
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Police said a teenager, who was on a dock, had died after he was hit by the plane.
Aerial images of the scene appear to show a yellow plane crashed into a dock on the edge of the lake.
“The names of those involved are not being released at this time,” Durham police said. “Our thoughts remain with the male’s family and those impacted by this tragedy.”
Caesarea is a small community of around 800 people, nestled on Scugog’s eastern shore. It is about 40 km northeast of Oshawa.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada, which investigates air and marine incidents, said it was looking into what happened.
The agency said it was “deploying a team of investigators following a floatplane accident that occurred earlier today in Lake Scugog near Caesarea, Ontario.”
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