By Canadian Press

Two dead, two injured in Vancouver Island plane crash

Jun 21, 2023 | 9:49 AM

TOFINO, B.C. —Mounties on Vancouver Island say two people have been killed in the crash of a small plane northwest of Tofino.

The B.C. Ambulance Service says two others were injured.

A spokeswoman for the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre confirms the single-engine Quest Kodiak 100 went down Tuesday near Nootka Island.

She says the centre was alerted to an emergency locator beacon at 1:42 p.m., and rescue vessels, helicopters and a C130 Hercules military plane responded.

A statement from BC Emergency Health Services says the two injured patients were airlifted from the scene by Canadian Armed Forces rescuers and transferred to paramedics in Comox.

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RCMP say the plane was flying from Masset on Haida Gwaii to Tofino.

The Transportation Safety Board said in a statement on Wednesday that it was sending a team to the remote site.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 21, 2023.

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