A 64-year-old man from Nelson died when a small float plane crashed Wednesday morning on Upper Arrow Lake near the town of Nakusp in southeastern B.C.
RCMP Staff-Sgt Dan Seibel said the man who died was the passenger in the float plane; the pilot was taken to Arrow Lakes hospital with what appeared to be minor injuries.
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“The investigation is in the preliminary stages,” Seibel said. “The cause of the crash has not been determined.”
The float plane was attempting a landing when it crashed at about 8:30 Wednesday morning. Seibel said local boaters were on scene quickly and pulled the two men from either the plane or the water.
Seibel said he did not think weather was a factor in the crash.
The deceased man’s next of kin have not yet been notified, so police are not releasing his name, Seibel said.
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