A pilot was rushed to hospital after a float plane crash near Gold River on central Vancouver Island on Friday afternoon.
RCMP tell CHEK News that they received a call around 5:37 p.m. about an overdue plane that was scheduled to land at 5 p.m., but hadn’t.
Gold River Fire Chief John McPherson says the crash site was located at the mouth of the Gold River, about 300 metres away from where float planes usually dock.
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