Four people dead in B.C. float plane crash

Jul 26, 2019 | 5:39 PM

VICTORIA – Four people have been confirmed dead in a float plane crash on a small island off the northern tip of Vancouver Island.

Lt. Chelsea Dubeau with the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria says they received word this afternoon about the crash of a Cessna 208 float plane on Addenbroke Island.

She says the BC Ferries vessel Northern Sea Wolf was on scene quickly because it was nearby and a rescue helicopter is now on scene.

Dubeau says it’s unclear how many people were on the plane, but rescue personnel have confirmed that four people who were aboard are dead.

Four people dead in B.C. float plane crash

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