Search and rescue authorities have located an aircraft in the Kawartha Lakes area where a pilot reportedly went missing after a recent flight. The Trenton Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC), responsible for coordinating search and rescue operations in Ontario, announced on social media platform X that a plane was discovered on Wolf Lake within Queen Elizabeth II Provincial Park, approximately a 45-minute drive north of the Kawartha Lakes region.
The case has now been handed over to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as a missing person’s investigation, as stated by the JRCC. The post did not explicitly confirm if the plane belonged to the missing 73-year-old pilot, known as David, according to the police.
David departed from Oshawa Airport in the aircraft at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, with an expected return time of 9:30 a.m., as reported by Durham police on X. It was noted that he typically flies in the area south of the Kawartha Lakes township and north of Lake Scugog.
Previously, Ontario Provincial Police described the missing aircraft as a small blue homemade plane with “FOFZ” markings on its tail. David, an experienced pilot standing at five feet seven inches tall with a slender physique, is characterized by his black grey hair and moustache.