Body found in wreckage of plane northwest of Edmonton
Posted August 16, 2018 7:43 pm.
Last Updated August 16, 2018 7:45 pm.
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Search and rescue technicians have discovered a body and the wreckage of a plane in an area northwest of Edmonton.
RCMP have not identified the person in the aircraft, but friends had identified him as Scott Schneider, who was apparently flying with his dog.
Transport Canada and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are investigating what has been found at the crash site in Lac Ste. Anne County.
The Royal Canadian Air Force had been searching for a Cessna 172 that wasn’t seen since it took off Sunday afternoon from an airfield in Edson bound for Westlock.
The military says a Hercules aircraft and two helicopters have been searching the area between the two communities.
— With files from the Canadian Press
