Three men die as plane crashes in Canada

Three men have been killed after a plane carrying business leaders on a hunting expedition crashed into a lake in Canada.

Three men have been killed after a plane carrying business leaders on a hunting expedition crashed into a lake in Canada.

The plane went down in Lac Mollet, near Hudson Bay, in Quebec. The cause of the accident is being investigated.

Mr Jim Pielsticker, chairman of Tulsa-based Arrow Trucking Co. and Mr Charles Ryan, president of the Nordam Group aerospace company, were killed along with the pilot. The pilot's name has not been released.

Four people were also injured. Nordam executive Mr Ken Lackey said the injuries do not appear to be life-threatening.

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It is believed the group had arrived in Canada on Sunday and planned to hunt caribou for a week.

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