TSB to investigate plane crash near Paddy's Pond

PHOTO: Annette Hawkins

Two people were injured after a small plane crashed near Paddy’s Pond on Saturday evening.

At about 7:20 p.m. on Aug. 22, the RNC, the St. John’s Regional Fire Department, NL Health Services paramedics, Rovers Search and Rescue and staff from St. John’s International Airport responded to the area following a report of a small plane crash.

Following a brief search and consultation with the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax, the aircraft was located.

The two occupants were brought from the crash site to waiting ambulances. Their injuries were believed to be non-life-threatening.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating the crash.