Floatplane crash in New Germany August 20, 2019. (Photo Credit: Gail Harvey)
RCMP are investigating a plane crash in New Germany.
Lunenburg County District RCMP responded to a call of a floatplane crash in New Germany at 4:42 this afternoon.
They discovered a damaged floatplane with two injured occupants.
Officers, along with members of New Germany Fire and Northfield Fire Department, helped remove a man and woman from the plane.
The two were transported to hospital by EHS with undetermined injuries.
No one else was injured in the incident.
RCMP say their early investigation indicates the floatplane was attempting to land on a lake near Hwy. 10 when it clipped power lines, causing it to crash into the lake.
The investigation is ongoing.
A Floatplane sat upside-down in New Germany Lake on Tuesday after hitting power lines. Photo: Cody McEachern – CKBW
Power lines were ripped from the pole after a seaplane clipped them while it tried to land. Photo: Cody McEachern – CKBW
