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Trio survives float plane crash in remote Manitoba lake

A quick-thinking pilot trained in escaping submerged aircraft helped three men survive after their float plane flipped on a remote Manitoba lake during the weekend.


June 2, 2015  By The Winnipeg Free Press

Lac du Bonnet RCMP Corp. Richard Young said Wednesday the three men suffered minor hypothermia after spending a night huddled by a campfire after swimming to shore, but were otherwise unhurt. “Obviously they are very lucky individuals,” Young said. | READ MORE

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