Search and rescue authorities have located an aircraft in the Kawartha Lakes area where a pilot went missing following a flight in the region last week. 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 in Queen Elizabeth II Provincial Park, approximately a 45-minute drive north of the Kawartha Lakes municipality.
The case has now been handed over to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as a missing person’s investigation, as stated by the JRCC. Although not explicitly mentioned, it is implied that the plane may belong to the missing 73-year-old pilot known as David.
According to Durham police, David departed from Oshawa Airport in the aircraft at 8:30 a.m. on Friday and was scheduled to return by 9:30 a.m. He typically flies in the area south of Kawartha Lakes township and north of Lake Scugog.
The Ontario Provincial Police previously described the aircraft as a small blue homemade plane with the tail bearing the inscription “FOFZ.” David, an experienced pilot standing at five feet seven inches tall with a slender build, is characterized by his black grey hair and mustache.