IVANHOE LAKE, N.W.T. – Police divers have recovered the remains of a pilot of a small plane that crashed into a lake in the Northwest Territories last week.
The single-engine plane had left Scott Lake, Sask., on Aug. 23 and was reported overdue the next day.
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The partially submerged aircraft was later spotted in Ivanhoe Lake, but there was no trace of the pilot, who was the only person aboard.
The plane belongs to Transwest Air, a company based in Prince Albert.
Mounties said the pilot’s remains will be brought to Stony Rapids, Sask., for examination by the coroner.
No information on the pilot has been released.
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