There were no injuries after a pontoon plane crashed into Catchecoma Lake in Peterborough County on Wednesday morning (September 11).
At around 9:05 a.m., Peterborough County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call that a plane had just crashed into Catchecoma Lake, located in Trent Lakes around 22 kilometres north of Buckhorn.
Witnesses reported seeing the float plane coming in for a landing when it flipped over after contacting the water. Observers were able to rescue the pilot and a passenger, who were taken to Catchecoma Marina off County Road 507.
Police and emergency crews arrived at the marina and determined the pilot and a passenger were uninjured.
As for the plane, it sank in over 100 feet of water and the marina will help facilitate its recovery.
Police say Transport Canada and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment have both been notified of the incident.
