one man dead after planes collide mid-air near chilliwack airport
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two cessna 172 planes, similar to the one seen here, crashed in mid-air in chilliwack.
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one man is dead after a mid-air collision involving two planes near the airport in chilliwack.
the collision between two cessna 172 planes occurred monday afternoon, said the transportation safety board of canada (tsb).
chilliwack rcmp said the crash happened at about 5:20 p.m., sending one plane into a pond near industrial access road in chilliwack. the other plane was able to make it back to the airport with no injuries to its occupants.
an rcmp underwater recovery team located one man dead with the submerged plane, and recovery efforts were underway late tuesday afternoon.
police are working with the tsb on the investigation, seeking to determine what caused the crash.
b.c. emergency health services said five ambulances were sent to an area of wolfe road and schweyey road, but no one was taken to hospital.
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