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Search Ends for Missing Plane After Debris Discovered in Ontario Lake
Police found plane debris near Queen Elizabeth II Provincial Park as crews search for a missing 73-year-old pilot and try to confirm the aircraft’s identity.
- On Monday, August 17, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton located debris from a missing aircraft on Wolf Lake in Queen Elizabeth II Provincial Park.
- David Douglas, a 73-year-old experienced pilot, departed Oshawa Airport on Friday, August 14, in his home-built, light blue and yellow single-seat plane but failed to return as expected.
- The search area, east of Orillia, focused on the vicinity of Balsam Lake; police described the plane as a blue and yellow homemade aircraft with "FOFZ" on its tail.
- Following the debris discovery, the JRCC concluded its search efforts on Monday, transferring the case to the Ontario Provincial Police as a missing persons investigation.
- While the aircraft was located, 73-year-old Douglas remains missing; the JRCC stated, "Although not the outcome we wanted, we hope the efforts of all search-and-rescue units will aid the continued search.
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Plane debris discovered near provincial park amid search for missing 73-year-old pilot
Crews searching for a missing 73-year-old pilot have found plane debris near Queen Elizabeth II Provincial Park, but they have not yet determined whether it belongs to the aircraft they are looking for.
·Toronto, Canada
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