The wreckage of a Cessna 172 that crashed this weekend on the west coast of Vancouver Island was located Sunday, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) confirmed to CBC affiliate CHEK News. At least one person died in the crash, according to the B.C. Coroners' Service.
JRCC said a plane bound for Tofino, B.C., on Saturday did not arrive at its scheduled time. Later on Sunday, Comox RCMP said the plane was headed to Courtenay, B.C.
A rescue crew was dispatched and located the wreckage through the aircraft's beacon.
They discovered the crash site near Stewardson Inlet, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, on Sunday morning.
The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) confirmed the plane is a Cessna 172, and in a remote location northwest of Tofino that will be difficult to access.
TSB was notified of the crash on Sunday around 10 a.m. PT and is continuing to gather information.
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