One person is dead and another in hospital after a small plane crashed into a lake east of Edmonton.
Federal and municipal search and rescue agencies responded Friday evening after a training flight failed to return on schedule.RCMP Cpl. Gina Slaney said the plane was on a training flight out of Cooking Lake Airport and was reported overdue around 9 p.m.
Search and rescue crews found the aircraft in Beaverhill Lake just after midnight, about 200 metres off the lake’s northwest shore.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYUnlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Calgary Herald ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Get exclusive access to the Calgary Herald ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on.Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists.
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