The pilot of a light aircraft has died in a crash approximately two kilometres north of Hoey, Sask.
Wakaw RCMP were called to the scene of the crash, about 115 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon, at around 8:37 p.m. CT on Wednesday.
The 40-year-old male pilot was found dead at the scene. His name has not been released at this time.
The Transportation Safety Board is sending a team to investigate the cause of the crash and confirm the plane was some sort of spray plane.
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Crop dusting or aerial spraying is common during summer months as many farmers use it to spray fields with pesticides and fertilizers.
Last Friday, a 22-year-old man was killed after his plane crashed in a farmer’s field near Rocanville, Sask.
And on July 1, two off-duty military men were killed when their small plane crashed in the Rural Municipality of Springfield near Winnipeg.
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With files from The Canadian Press and Jacqueline Wilson
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