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Canadian men die in weekend crash in Michigan

SAULT STE. MARIE, MI (AP)--   Two Canadian men died when a small plane crashed at an airport in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. 

The crash occurred Saturday at Sanderson Municipal Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane stalled and went down. Photos show the nose planted in the ground.

Sootoday.com identified the victims as 67-year-old pilot Gilbert Belair and 76-year-old John Paul Finck. They lived in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, and both were members of a local flying group. Belair's friend, David West, says Belair "would do anything for anybody."

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.