Overview

• Durham Regional Police responded to reports of a floatplane crash at Lake Scugog near Caesarea at about 12:30 p.m. on July 18.
• A teenage boy died after being struck by the aircraft as it broke through a dock; the pilot and passenger were hospitalized with minor injuries.
• The crash site remains cordoned off while Transportation Safety Board investigators document the scene and examine wreckage.
• The TSB has dispatched specialists to determine mechanical and procedural factors that contributed to the accident.
• The incident has drawn attention to floatplane safety in Ontario’s recreational lake districts where seaplanes are widely used.