Plane Crash in Rainy River

A number residents lined-up to watch the Canada Day parade in Fort Frances were also witness to a float plane crashing into Rainy River yesterday morning.

The plane, ended up on its side, several feet from the American side of the river, just east of the Sorting Gap Marina with only its tail and left wing showing above water.

Emergency personnel from both sides of the border responded , as well as a private boater from the Fort Frances area.

The cause of the crash or whether anyone inside the plane was injured have not yet been released.