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By The Canadian Press ~ Sun., May 3, 2020
GEORGIAN BAY TOWNSHIP, ONT.—Provincial police say a man is dead after his ultralight plane crashed into Georgian Bay on Saturday.
Police say they got the call at 12:40 p.m. that the small aircraft had gone down in the area of Pinery Point in Georgian Bay Township.
They say an OPP Marine Unit arrived on scene a short time later and officers pulled the lone pilot from the water.
But despite the efforts of emergency services police say the pilot, identified only as a 47-year-old man from Oro-Medonte Township, died.
Police say the small ultralight aircraft sank at the crash site.
They also note that Transport Canada has been contacted to assist in the ongoing investigation.