Chetwynd RCMP is looking to speak with additional witnesses after a man was killed in a plane crash near Simpson Lake on Sunday (June 25).

Around 5:41 p.m., police received a report of a plane crash near the lake in the Mount Lemoray area. When Chetwynd RCMP arrived on scene they found the only occupant, the pilot, had died in the crash.

B次元官网网址淭here are indications that the pilot may have been attempting to make a landing prior to the crash, either at Simpson Lake, or possibly Heart Lake,B次元官网网址� said Sgt. Wahnese Antonioni, Chetwynd RCMP detachment commander.

While the cause of the crash is still under investigation, RCMP is looking for any witnesses to the crash or the planeB次元官网网址檚 flight prior to the crash. The aircraft was a small, grey two-seated Savannah rotax ultralight.

Antonioni said witnesses or video of the plane B次元官网网址渃ould play a significant roleB次元官网网址� in determining what led to the crash.

Anyone with information, is asked to call Chetwynd RCMP at 250-788-9221.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada did not deploy a team to the crash, but it is B次元官网网址渕onitoring the situation, gathering information and assessing the accident,B次元官网网址� a spokesperson told Black Press Media. The board will then make a decision as to wether or not it will launch an investigation.

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