SOUTH GLENGARRY — The local flying community is in mourning after a Cornwall Aviation student pilot was killed when the Cessna 172 he was flying collided mid-air — coincidentally with another Cornwall Aviation training plane — late Saturday morning.

“(Saturday) was a very difficult day for our aviation community,” read a Facebook post by Cornwall Aviation . “Nothing can prepare you for such tragedy. Many have reached out with thoughts and comfort and we appreciate every one of you.

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“At this time we would ask that your thoughts be with the family of those directly affected and the days to come for them.”

The deceased pilot was a 28-year-old man from Montreal, said SDG OPP.

Cornwall Aviation thanked emergency response personnel, and residents at and near the propert

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