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Two crew members were injured Monday after a Porter flight from Ottawa had to evade what may have been a drone as it began its initial approach to land at Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport.

Transportation Safety Board of Canada spokeswoman Julie Leroux said Porter flight 204 was about 55 km from the airport at 7:30 a.m. when it encountered what may have been an unmanned aerial vehicle at about 9,000 feet.

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In an emailed statement, Porter Airlines said there was no contact between the Dash 8 airplane and the object.

According to the airline, the pilots initially thought the object looked like a balloon. Upon later review, they believed the object might have been a drone.

Porter said the plane was over Lake Ontario near Pickering when the pilots first noticed the object in the distance.

“As they approached the object, they realized it was very close to their flight path and decided to take appropriate evasive action,” said the statement from the airline.