The Transportation Safety Board and the B.C. Coroners Service are investigating the Wednesday incident.
The Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the Wednesday incident
CBC News · Posted: Oct 03, 2024 5:07 PM EDT | Last Updated: 41 minutes ago
The Transportation Safety Board says it is looking into a seaplane crash that occurred about 45 kilometres from Port Hardy, B.C. on Wednesday and claimed the life of one person. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
One person is dead after a seaplane crashed near Port Hardy, B.C., on Wednesday, the B.C. Coroners Service says.
Spokesperson Amber Schinkel confirmed in an email that the service is investigating the death but said they cannot provide any details at this time.
The Transportation Safety Board told CBC News the plane went down in Warner Bay, located about 45 kilometres northeast of Port Hardy. Spokesperson Hugo Fontaine said they are looking into the cause of the incident.
“We are gathering information and assessing the situation,” he said in an email.
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