CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – A float plane crash near Puslinch Lake east of Cambridge, Ont., has left one man dead and another in hospital.

Waterloo paramedic spokesman John Prno says two people were in the aircraft when it crashed and one was transported to hospital, but his condition isn’t known.

Provincial police confirm that the other occupant of the plane has died.

Insp. Scott Lawson says the Transportation Safety Board is on scene conducting their investigation.

A witness said he was watching float planes practising takeoffs and landings on Thursday afternoon when he saw the crash.

The witness says the plane had trouble with a takeoff, lost altitude and went down in the yard of a cottage.