It was on Saturday at Lac des Sables, an hour's drive outside Montreal in Canada, that Paul Byron and among others his brother-in-law Neal Leblond were on a fishing trip on the lake when they saw a seaplane crash.

According to Neal Leblond, who wrote about the incident on his Facebook page, there was a violent crash before the plane overturned in shallow water.

A man jet skiing on the lake, Serbe Labelle, was the first to the plane and was the one who managed to get the pilot out of the overturned aircraft.

Shortly thereafter, Paul Byron, Neal Leblond and the rest of the party were able to join to bring the man to shore.

The man was later treated and taken to hospital with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries.

Neal Leblond told RDS about the course of events:

- Paul jumped into the water before me.

There was metal and gasoline everywhere, the engine was hot.

Paul took charge of the man.

We risked our lives to go into the water.

Paul Byron has confirmed how it happened, but does not want to comment on the events out of respect for the injured pilot and his family.

However, the 33-year-old Montreal Canadiens player wrote on Twitter that their company was most supportive in the rescue mission.

“I want everyone to know that Serge Labelle saved the pilot and should be praised for his actions.

Serge is the hero!”

The Canadian authorities are investigating the circumstances behind the crash and what may have caused it.

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