By Canadian Press

Pilot dies in small plane crash in B.C.’s East Kootenay region, RCMP say

Nov 28, 2023 | 2:48 PM

BRISCO, B.C. — RCMP say the pilot of a plane is dead after it crashed in British Columbia’s East Kootenay region on Friday. 

Columbia Valley RCMP say in a news release that they received a report of a small plane crashing on the Bugaboo side of the valley on Friday afternoon. 

Mounties say a hunter witnessed the plane with what appeared to be engine trouble and saw it go down in a wooded area. 

They say Columbia Valley Search and Rescue, the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre and Transport Canada all responded. 

Police say the crash site was found the next day and the pilot and sole occupant aboard did not survive. 

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The RCMP say the pilot was a local area resident and their condolences go out to the person’s family. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 28, 2023.

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