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Remains found at site of plane crash near Revelstoke

The wreckage of a plane that went missing ten months ago has been found near Revelstoke. Jules Knox reports on how the crash site was discovered – Sep 11, 2018

Revelstoke RCMP say they have now confirmed the plane spotted Monday by a passing air ambulance is the one that went missing last Nov. 25, and remains have been located.

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The BC Coroners Service will now determine if the remains are human, and are those of 28-year-old Dominic Neron of Parkland Country, Alta., and 31-year-old Ashley Bourgeault of Edmonton.

WATCH BELOW: The site near Revelstoke, B.C., where a plane crashed with an Edmonton couple on board appears flat when viewed from the air, but is actually quite steep.

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They were on a flight from Penticton to Edmonton when their light plane vanished.

A nine-day search at the time failed to find them.

A team from the Revelstoke detachment, the RCMP Integrated Identification Section, and Parks Canada reached the site about 60 kilometres east of Revelstoke in Glacier National Park Tuesday at noon.

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