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Police confirm pilot's death after plane crash in Lillooet, B.C.
BY The Canadian Press, Sep 26, 2025 4:27 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
RCMP say they were notified that a bush plane had crashed just after 5 p.m. on Wednesday.(Photo- The Canadian Press)
Police in Lillooet, B.C., have confirmed that a pilot has died when a small plane crashed near the community's airport.
RCMP say they were notified that a bush plane had crashed just after 5 p.m. on Wednesday.
They say emergency responders pulled the unconscious pilot from the aircraft, but that they died at the scene.
The Transportation Safety Board has said that a team of investigators would be sent to the site.
The agency described the aircraft as a privately registered Bushmaster Super 22, but no additional information was released.
BC Emergency Health Services has said that multiple ambulances, including a helicopter, responded to the crash site near the north end of Lillooet Airport's runway, but no patients were taken to hospital.
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