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Two men dead after small plane crashes in central Alberta, RCMP say

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The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

DIDSBURY, Alta. — Mounties say two people have died after a small plane crashed in central Alberta.

RCMP say officers from the Didsbury detachment and emergency crews were called to the crash site Wednesday in Mountain View County.

RCMP say a pilot and a passenger were inside the downed aircraft.

They say a 69-year-old man and a 65-year-old man were killed.

Mounties say the Transportation Safety Board has taken over the investigation.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 14, 2022.

The Canadian Press

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