Two occupants of a small plane were unhurt after an aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in the waters of Head Pond near the Arnprior Airport.
Members of both Renfrew and Lanark OPP detachments attended the scene just after 5PM Thursday.
Officers observed the float plane, upside down in the river, and, according to Chief Rick Desarmia, the Arnprior Fire Department was notified.
Police advise that the pilot had been planning to land at the airport, but experienced engine failure.
The pilot then attempted a water landing, but the aircraft capsized, likely because the landing gear had previously been activated.
The two occupants made it out safely, and were picked up by individuals in a boat.
Chief Desarmia says the mission became one of ensuring the aircraft didn’t drift.
The Ministry of the Environment has been notified due to the potential of fuel leaking into the water, but as it stands the craft is still where it is due to the shallow depth at the scene.
The Transportation Safety Board is investigating.
By Rick Stow