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RCMP dispatched to fatal plane crash near Vermilion

Two people were killed when a plane crashed north of Vermilion this weekend.

It happened just before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 21st and police say the plane “was located approximately 1.2 kilometers short of the local airport runway.”

Mounties say the two occupants of the plane “did not survive the crash.”

Condolences are being passed along by the RCMP to the family and friends of the 46-year-old female pilot from Slave Lake and the 76-year-old male passenger from Mannville.

The Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident.

Galen Hartviksen
Galen Hartviksen
Straight outta northwestern Ontario, Galen moved from his hometown of Thunder Bay to Alberta in 1998. After graduating from the broadcasting program at Mount Royal College (Class of 2003), it was off to the Town of Olds for the launch of the independent radio station (CAB-K Broadcasting). A fan of all seasons, Galen has been News Director & the voice of the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Olds Grizzlys on 96.5 CKFM/ROCK 104.5 for two decades and in 2024 he was excited to have the opportunity to join the team at Vista Radio and My Mountain View Now.

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