Two confirmed deceased in plane crash

Upper Fraser Valley, Chilliwack

2025-04-07 14:22 PDT

File # 2025-13005

Chilliwack RCMP is confirming that two persons are deceased following a plane crash on Saturday afternoon.

On April 5, 2025, at 3:30 p.m., Chilliwack RCMP was notified of a possible plane crash approximately 8 km south east of Chilliwack Lake.

Chilliwack Search and Rescue (SAR) was deployed and located the Cessna 172. Sadly, the two persons on board did not survive.

Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) coordinated resources to extract the deceased persons from the collision site.

Chilliwack RCMP is working with the Transportation Safety Board and BC Coroners Service to determine the causal factors of this incident.

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Email: vanessa.munn@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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