Man dies in plane accident

Press Release

At approximately 4 p.m. yesterday, Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report of a small aircraft crash south of the chutes on Abram Lake.
Police received a report that a small aircraft had crashed in the water south of the chutes near Reese Island, and the plane had been occupied by a single person and a dog.
The OPP, MNR, Sioux Lookout Fire Services and Ambulance attended the scene.
The pilot was transported to hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
A post mortem examination had been scheduled for today in Kenora.
The pilot was identified as a Minnesota man from Sunfish Lake.
This incident is currently under investigation by the OPP and transport Canada.