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Local Man Flying Victim, page 1

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Local Man ~> n i " A i^f(̂ •JO^JLO vMLfi - '^Ucx:^ Flying Victim a A Belleville man sustained a broken neck and other in- juries in the crash of a light plane in the Northwest Ter- ritories Aug. 9. The pilot and a geologist were killed in the accident and three others were seri- ously injured. The small Bea- ver aircraft was demolished and the wreckage was n o t sighted for 24 hours. Michael Johnson, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Johnson, RR 3, Belleville was employed with the department of Indi- an affairs and northern de- velopment. He was on a geo- logical trip at the time of the accident. His older brother, Wayne, also employed in the Northwest Territories, w a s slated for the plane trip but decided at the last minute not to go. Mr. Johnson is now a pati- ent in Charles Camsell Hospi- tal, Edomonton, Alta. n

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