Pilot missing after taking off from Oshawa airport on Friday found dead
- Ontario Provincial Police confirmed Wednesday that 73-year-old pilot David Douglas was found dead following an "extensive multi-agency search effort" in the City of Kawartha Lakes.
- Douglas went missing on Friday, August 14, after his home-built, blue and yellow aircraft with "FOFZ" on the tail departed Oshawa Executive Airport at 8:30 a.m.
- A massive operation led by the Trenton Joint Rescue Coordination Centre recovered aircraft debris on Monday in Wolfe Lake within Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park.
- Searchers located the submerged aircraft in Wolfe Lake on Tuesday, and investigators are coordinating an extraction plan for the site.
- The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating the crash circumstances, while the OPP extended its "sincere condolences to the pilot's family and loved ones.
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Missing pilot found dead in submerged home-built plane in Ontario lake
Ontario Provincial Police say a 73-year-old pilot who failed to return to Oshawa, Ont., from a flight in a home-built plane last week was found dead. Police say the pilot's remains were found after extensive search efforts in the city of Kawartha Lakes. A large search operation was launched on Friday after the plane departed from the Oshawa Executive Airport at 8:30 a.m. and failed to return that same morning at 9:30 a.m. Barrie's News Delivere…
Missing pilot found dead in aircraft submerged in lake in Kawartha Lakes region, OPP says
A pilot who has been missing since Friday has been found dead after searchers discovered his small aircraft underwater in the Kawartha Lakes region this week, Ontario Provincial Police say.
Body of missing pilot found among plane debris in Kawartha Lakes
Provincial police say a pilot reported missing after taking off in a home-built plane from Oshawa last week has been found dead. The 73-year-old was reported missing by family members after the plane departed from the Oshawa Airport at 8:30 a.m. on August 14 and failed to return that same morning. Durham regional police identified the missing man by first name only, David, and said he was an experienced pilot who usually flies in the area south …
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