Police say one person has died after an aircraft collision in Grey County.
Around 7:45 p.m., OPP responded to a field off Southgate Road 4. Guelph-Wellington paramedics as well as Grey County EMS and Dundalk fire also attended.
According to police, the occupant of an ultralight glider was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The crash happened one kilometre away from the Toronto Soaring Club.
OPP have not identified the victim, but the Toronto Soaring Club stated in a Facebook post that the victim of Monday's crash was Marian Nowak.
"Marian was an inspiration to us all; he was highly experienced, very knowledgeable, talented, enthusiastic and resourceful," the Toronto Soaring Club wrote in their Facebook post. Above all of that, he was kind, approachable, quick to laugh, always had a story to share and a smile to go with it. We will miss him greatly."
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating the crash and anyone with information regarding this incident can contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
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