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Wednesday, May 16, 2012 1937 - 2012 · Celebrating 75 Years Orono Weekly Times - 7 by: Christopher W. Brown Plane crash in Ganaraska kills pilot Orono Pathfinder Danielle Hobbs, brother Adam Hobbs 9th Bowmanville Cub Scout and leader (dad) Mark Hobbs were among the group of Scouts who planted 15 trees in the Orono Park under the direction of the Ganaraska Region Conservation Authority last Thursday evening. A small engine plane carrying one passenger from Quebec to Buttonville, Ontario crashed in Elizabethville and made national headlines. The plane crashed in an area north of Clarington sometime during the weekend of May 4, 6 and 7th in the Ganaraska Forest. An investigation into the cause of the accident began last Friday, and was expected to last all weekend. Ganaraska Conservation Authority Chief Administration Officer Linda LaLiberty, said that this was an unfortunate accident "But we are lucky that the accident scene was discovered." She added that "The area that the plane went down was very wooded and there were no trails that went out to the scene of the accident. If Canadian Forces Base (CFB)Trenton had not discovered the scene by air we would still be looking for it right now." LaLiberty said that no local residents were in any danger by the crash site, "The closest property line to the crash site was over 3/4 km away." She went on to say that "We had put out a notice to the local community asking them to not visit the site, or come near the accident site. We were very pleased that the community respected our wishes." Public relations officer for CFB Trenton, Steven Dieter , said The Joint Rescue Coordination Center. contacted us Tuesday to start a rescue mission when the plane did not arrive in Buttonville on Monday of last week." Squadron 422 of CFB Trenton was confirmed as the search headquarters for the mission. "CFB Trenton acted as the search headquarters, which meant that all planes and rescue operations were directed out of our base. " "We began the search and rescue mission; at first we had 5 planes in the air, including two helicopters and three Hercules aircraft." Dieter said that the mission had to be turned over to a Major Search Mission on Wednesday night, Thursday morning "In the case of a major search mission, CFB Trenton widens its area of search." He added that "we are very thankful that the pilot filed a flight plan with the government before he left. "If he hadn't we could still been looking for the crash site. CFB Trenton planes began flying Wednesday morning along the pilot's flight path "We then began looking at a 10 nautical mile radius around the flight path to look for any signs." He went on to add "After the flight area was searched, the major search mission took effect, and we widened the search radius to 15 nautical miles." "After the plane was discovered the investigation was turned over to the Provincial Police, and a coroner was brought in." Dieter said "The thoughts and hearts of all of us involved with the search mission are extended to the family and friends of the deceased pilot," Capt. Ken Millard, search master for the mission, said in a statement MISSING PLANE see page 9 Pro Painting "No Job Too Small" · General Repairs · Reasonable Rates · Reliable Service Book your Spring projects Now ~ Senior Rates ~ Call 905-983-5761 Clifford Francis