Bonjour,
The wreck in question is located in a lake 30 or so miles north of Sept-Iles, Quebec, on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River. It was discovered some weeks ago during the filming of the television series
Mysteres des lacs (Mysteries of the lakes) by Rimouski maritime historian Samuel Cote, archaeologists, divers and filmmakers in Lac à l'Eau Doree, which is on private land and accessible only by air.
Using sonar, they found the Curtiss HS-2L which had sunk on July 16, 1926. The four people on board, the pilot and surveyors mapping the Quebec-Labrador border, were rescued after several days spent in the bush. One of them seemingly had a broken leg.
The HS-2L, made during the First World War for the U.S. Navy but one of many used as a civilian aircraft after the conflict, in Canada, the U.S. and elsewhere, is 60 or so feet below the surface. One can easily see the registration on the footage taken during the expedition.
The wreck is undoubtedly the most original and complete HS-2L anywhere in the world.
All articles so far have been published in French language newspapers but Google Translate should provide anyone interested with a good idea of what it's all about.
https://www.lesoleil.com/actualite/en-r ... 88ec660577https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2020/ ... -sept-ileshttps://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2020/10/27/ ... decouverte
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