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Plane Crash

A 21-year-old Emo man is feeling lucky today after a hard landing on
Lake Despair, Northwest of Fort Frances.
OPP say Christopher Esselink was piloting a float plane which stopped
suddendly on the lake and flipped over.
Esselink managed to free himself from the cockpit and held onto the
aircraft until he was rescued.
He was taken to Hospital with minor injuries.

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Dryden, CA
2:10 pm, May 21, 2026
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