A member of the
Barenaked Ladies was one of four people who survived a plane crash west of Ottawa on Sunday, according to media reports.
Ed Robertson, a singer with the Canadian pop band, is believed to have been the pilot of a Cessna 206 that crashed near Baptiste Lake in Bancroft, Ont., about 225 kilometres west of Ottawa. The band's spokesman reportedly sent an e-mail to media outlets late Sunday, saying that: "Everyone (including Robertson) is fine and that is the important thing." Bancroft OPP say that the plane was attempting to take off from the lake when it lost airspeed and entered a wooded area west of the lake.
All four people on the plane were able to escape uninjured from the wreckage, a police news release said. An investigation by the Transportation Safety Board has been launched into the incident. This is the second time a member of the Barenaked Ladies has made it into the news this summer. On July 11, band frontman Steven Page was charged in New York with possession of a controlled substance. It's alleged that Page was found with cocaine. He has since been released on $10,000 bail and is awaiting his next court appearance
Source:
Ottawa Citizen
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