Couple jumps into lake after floatplane hits canoe: OPP

A couple in Ontario narrowly escaped injury after a floatplane struck their canoe while attempting to land.

Ontario Provincial Police say the couple was on a canoe in Six Mile Lake near Georgian Bay around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Police say the couple was forced to jump to safety when a small floatplane coming into land struck the canoe as it made contact with the water.

The canoe sustained significant damage but the couple was not injured.

Witnesses in the area, including the pilot, helped the couple to safety.

Officers of the marine unit of the Southern Georgian Bay detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were dispatched to the scene and are currently investigating the incident along with Transport Canada.

No charges have been laid at this point.