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One dead after crash of ultralight aircraft
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – One person is dead following the crash of an ultralight plane Monday afternoon in Abbotsford, B.C.
Crews found the aircraft after an extensive five-hour search.
Police say the pilot was the only person aboard the two-seat aircraft and was found dead at the scene by ground crews.
The pilot’s name has not been released.
A search and rescue operation was launched after the Joint-Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria picked up an emergency signal at around 4:30 p.m.
An air search using a Cormorant helicopter was also launched.
The ultralight, which had taken off from Abbotsford on a flight to Maple Ridge, was found near the Abbotsford airport. (News1130)
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