Float planes collide near Barrie

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Float planes collide near Barrie

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Two float planes have collided mid air near Keppenfelt Bay (sp?) Details to follow.........


2 fatalities...3 survivors

My heart goes out to the families involved
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My prayers to the family and friends.
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http://www.achannel.ca/home/news_13886.aspx
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I witnessed the whole incident I will be giving my statement tomorrow. It was a very numbing feeling to see it happen.
Very sad, my condolences go out to the families.
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August has been a really bad month lately...
my condolences to the families
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Post by Molson »

I'm also from Barrie, indeed a scary thing. Kempenfelt bay is very busy, especially on a Saturday afternoon. Thank god the collision didn't occur over a beach or pack of boats, the outcome could have been much worse.
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I know the bystander that dove into the water and tried his hardest to save them.
Another sad day..... Condolences to the family.
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God, what a month for Canadian aviation.

Sincere condolences to all involved.
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Any names yet I know of a few people who fly around that area.
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None released yet that I have heard.
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Post by TheHub »

The first name of one of the deceased is Bud...I too was about a kilometre away during the accident, but didn't know about it until an hour or so after.
Very sad news. Fly Safe everyone.
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From the Toronto Star

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/Conten ... alogin=yes
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http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national ... 50807.html
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Post by TheHub »

Nevermind, the name I posted was wrong information...sorry about that
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