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Search and rescue officials say they’ve found a plane in the Kawartha Lakes region where a pilot is believed to have gone missing after flying in the area last week.
In a post to social media platform X Monday, the Trenton Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC), which coordinates air and marine search and rescue operations across Ontario, said a plane was found on Wolf Lake in Queen Elizabeth II Provincial Park, which is about a 45-minute drive north of the Kawartha Lakes municipality.
The case is now with Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as a missing person’s case, the JRCC said in its post. It did not directly specify whether the plane belonged to the missing 73-year-old pilot, identified by police as David.
Durham police said in a post on X Saturday that David left the Oshawa Airport in the plane at 8:30 a.m. Friday and was expected to return at 9:30 a.m.
Police also said he usually flies in the area south of Kawartha Lakes township and north of Lake Scugog.
Durham Regional Police provided a picture of the plane. (Submitted by Durham Regional Police)
Ontario Provincial Police previously said the plane is a small blue homemade aircraft with “FOFZ” written on its tail.
David is described by police as an experienced pilot who is five feet seven inches tall with a slim build. He has black grey hair and a moustache.