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Plane wreckage located near Kapuskasing

The wreckage of a plane that was reported missing 23 years ago has been found. Members of the OPP Emergency Response Team and Aviation Services went to the scene yesterday after someone reported that they had found the wreckage.

The wreckage of a plane that was reported missing 23 years ago has been found.

Members of the OPP Emergency Response Team and Aviation Services went to the scene yesterday after someone reported that they had found the wreckage.

Police located it in a remote bush area, southwest of Kapuskasing, where they verified the presence of a single engine aircraft.  Initial investigation has confirmed the wreckage to be that of a plane reported missing in April of 1992.

On April 28, 1992, Paul and Suzanne Joanis were travelling in their single engine aircraft from Buttonville Airport in Toronto to Hearst, when contact was lost with their plane approximately 30 nautical miles south of Kapuskasing.  At that time, an extensive search was undertaken by police and local volunteers.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada and Regional Coroner’s office have been notified and will be assisting in the investigation.