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Floatplane makes emergency landing

A floatplane made an emergency landing in the south arm of the Fraser River Wednesday in Richmond afternoon after it experienced some engine trouble.
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A floatplane is pulled to a dock near Ladner after it was forced to land in the Fraser River

A floatplane made an emergency landing in the south arm of the Fraser River Wednesday in Richmond afternoon after it experienced some engine trouble.

A Coast Guard hovercraft responded to the scene of the landing near Finn Slough, before the plane was towed to a Ladner marina where it was being checked out by an engineer. No injuries were reported.