At least one person is dead after a small plane crashed into Lake Simcoe.

It happened at around 4 p.m. near Brechin, which is just east of Orillia.

Ramara Fire Deputy Chief Rob McCarthy tells CP24 that the wreckage is about two-and-a-half kilometres offshore.

He says that there is no information about other injuries at this point.

Ontario Provincial Police are leading the investigation.

More to come…