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Jun 21, 01, 4:58 pm
PORT BURWELL, Ont. (CP) - Two jets from Canada's famed Snowbirds aerobatic team collided this afternoon while flying in formation, sending one plane plunging into Lake Erie, the Canadian Forces said.
The pilot and an unidentified passenger were pulled alive from the chilly water and appeared to be in good condition.
Capt. Barry Tolmie, from the rescue co-ordination centre at CFB Trenton, said the pair were taken to hospital.
The pilot was believed to be walking, Tolmie said, and the passenger was on a stretcher with undetermined injuries.
The jet, one of nine flying in formation during a media demonstration, collided at about 3 p.m. near this southwestern Ontario commmunity about 40 kilometres south of London.
The pilot and an unidentified passenger were pulled alive from the chilly water and appeared to be in good condition.
Capt. Barry Tolmie, from the rescue co-ordination centre at CFB Trenton, said the pair were taken to hospital.
The pilot was believed to be walking, Tolmie said, and the passenger was on a stretcher with undetermined injuries.
The jet, one of nine flying in formation during a media demonstration, collided at about 3 p.m. near this southwestern Ontario commmunity about 40 kilometres south of London.