Merritt plane crash resulting in two casualties
On July 28 at approximately 7 p.m., RCMP in Merritt, BC, responded to a report of a plane that crashed two km north of the Merritt Airport, east of Hwy 5A.
Upon arrival, emergency crews located the crash site, where they identified both the pilot and passenger deceased.
The airplane was a two-seat homebuilt amphibious aircraft.
The Merritt RCMP is working with the Transportation Safety Board and BC Coroners Service to determine the causal factors of this incident.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Merritt RCMP at (250) 378-4262.