A Newfoundland man faces multiple charges after an alleged joyride in a relative's seaplane that ended with the aircraft upside down in a forest. The 32-year-old man reportedly helped himself to a relative's Cessna 180 Thursday evening near the coastal town of Jeffrey's in western Newfoundland. Taking a 59-year-old family member with him, the man took off, but apparently flew for only a few minutes as the floatplane crashed in a nearby wooded area, according to news reports. Authorities responded about 7 p.m. to an ELT signal, the CBC reported. Rescue crews and a local fire department found the passenger on foot with minor injuries and soon after found the younger man, who had fled in a truck, the CBC reported.
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