Editing Lesser Slave Lake (section)

== Accidents ==
;February 14, 1968
On February 14, 1968, a [[Cessna 182 Skylane|Cessna 182H CF-WUK]] plane crashed into the lake due to [[Icing conditions|ice forming on the wings]] and causing the pilot to lose control. The pilot was a Graham James Cox, a former [[No. 501 Squadron RAF|501 Squadron Commander]] during the [[Second World War]]. Both he and his two passengers died in the accident. The passengers were William Henry Lucus and Kenneth McIntosh McMillan.<ref>http://www.152hyderabad.co.uk/assets/images/Battle_Of_Britain_20.jpg/{{dead link|date=December 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

;May 20, 2011
On May 20, 2011, a Bell 212 helicopter crashed into the lake while fighting the [[2011 Slave Lake fire]].  The pilot, 54-year-old Jean-Luc Deba of Montreal, died. On the one-year anniversary, a park at Canyon Creek was named in Deba's honor.<ref>[https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/hundreds-honour-pilot-who-died-fighting-slave-lake-wildfire-1.829848 CTV.ca]</ref>