The pilot of a small plane has died after it crashed near the Lillooet airport on Wednesday afternoon.
RCMP said they were notified at 5:17 p.m. that a small bush plane had crashed.
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Local first responders rushed to the scene and found the pilot, who was the lone occupant, unconscious and suffering from a life-threatening injury.
They pulled the pilot from the plane and tried to save their life, but the pilot was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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RCMP confirms the Transportation Safety Board and the B.C. Coroners Service is investigating.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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