RCMP work to learn more on downed plane in Peter Pond Lake
RCMP officers are attempting to learn more about a downed plane in a northern Saskatchewan lake and are documenting their search online.
Police divers and investigators are looking for more information about the wreckage of a plane believed to have crashed into Peter Pond Lake, between Île-à-la-Crosse and La Loche, in 1959. RCMP have tried unsuccessfully to get to the plane to learn more about the wreckage and collect any personal items in the area.
RCMP Cpl. Rob King said the underwater recovery team won’t be attempting to raise the plane to the surface due to its size, but the cold temperatures of late will make it easier for RCMP to bring equipment needed for the dive onto the ice. Investigators will set up large tents with heaters to keep equipment running while working in the cold weather.
“There’s a fair bit of gear that has to go out onto the ice,” King told paNOW. “The ice isn’t so thick right now that we want to drive our trucks on so we’ve been mainly transporting things back and forth by snowmobile and trying to minimize the amount of equipment on the ice.”