Cessna plane crashes in northwestern B.C., at least one dead: police
SMITHERS, B.C. — RCMP say they’re investigating a fatal plane crash north of Smithers in northwestern British Columbia.
The joint rescue co-ordination centre received a notification Saturday from an emergency locator transmitter, indicating a small plane had gone down.
The centre’s navy Lt. Tony Wright says a search was launched and the wreckage of the Cessna 182, capable of carrying four passengers, was found about 100 kilometres northeast of Smithers.
Wright says a technician was lowered by cable from the helicopter to check for survivors and the operation was handed over to police.