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By Charlene Tebbutt
RCMP officers are trying to learn more about a downed plane in a lake near Buffalo Narrows and are documenting their search online.
Police divers and investigators are looking for more information about the wreckage of a plane believed to have crashed into Peter Pond Lake in 1959.
RCMP Cpl. Rob King said the underwater recovery team won’t be attempting to raise the plane to the surface due to its size.
He said colder temperatures in the area will make it easier to bring equipment needed for the dive onto the ice.
“There’s a fair bit of gear that has to go out onto the ice,” King told paNOW. “The ice isn’t so thick right now that we want to drive our trucks on so we’ve been mainly transporting things back and forth by snowmobile and trying to minimize the amount of equipment on the ice.”
Investigators will work out of large tents with heaters to keep equipment running in the cold weather.
A previous attempt to reach the plane last August failed due to poor visibility, strong winds and high waves, which raised safety concerns. King said divers have the location marked and know where to search once they get into the water.
RCMP also used an underwater drone to reach the wreckage and take pictures at the site.
“We know exactly where we have to go,” King added.
1/6 Day 1 on scene at Peter Pond Lake – On Monday, the Underwater Recovery Team (URT) arrived to their destination and brrr… it is brisk outside. The temperature feels around -40 Celsius, however the team is properly equipped for the cold weather. ^mm pic.twitter.com/WrCzN0Mfb3
— RCMP Saskatchewan (@RCMPSK) January 29, 2019
The underwater investigation will be documented on the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Facebook and Twitter pages this week. The dive team arrived at the remote location on Peter Pond Lake on Sunday to begin the attempt at another dive.
Late Tuesday afternoon, RCMP reported the team had made five holes in the ice and were using sonar to map the exact location of the airplane. A statement from the RCMP said the ice was about two feet thick and was cut out using a gas chainsaw.