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https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/plane-crash ... -1.4657007Manitoba RCMP have confirmed three people were on board
a float plane that crashed Saturday near Little Grand Rapids, Man.
In a release Saturday afternoon,
RCMP said plane debris has been located in Family Lake.
Earlier in the day, police said witnesses saw a the plane clip a tree before going into the lake.
A spokesperson from Blue Water Aviation Services,
an air charter service out of Pine Falls, Man.,
confirmed to CBC News a float plane from their fleet went down,
but wouldn't make any other comment.
RCMP search and rescue and underwater recovery teams are on the scene,
as well as a Royal Canadian Air Force plane from 435 Squadron in Winnipeg.
The RCMP said its underwater recovery team will continue the search Sunday.
Angel Compton lives on Little Grand Rapids First Nation and saw the crash while she was having breakfast.
"We were just having coffee and looked out the window and there was a plane and it looked to be making a really strange turn
and all of a sudden the wing fell off one side
and then it started to go down," she explained.
"I ran to the porch and looked outside and saw it go down behind the trees
and then I heard a loud bang."
Transportation Safety Board spokesman Chris Krepski said the aircraft was a de Havilland Otter.
Published Saturday, October 26, 2019 11:27AM CST
Last Updated Sunday, October 27, 2019 11:06AM CST
On Saturday morning, shortly after 8:30,
Little Grand Rapids RCMP said they received a report of a plane crash,
about 280 km northeast of Winnipeg.
RCMP found plane debris around Family Lake on Saturday afternoon.
Witnesses told RCMP the plane clipped a tree before going into the water.
RCMP confirmed there were three people on board at the time of the crash.
The Transportation Safety Board told CTV News
the type of plane involved in the crash was a de Havilland DHC-3 Otter.