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Two dead in plane crash near Mount McDougall in Kananaskis Country

RCMP responded to the crash site southwest of Calgary Saturday morning, and the aircraft's two occupants were declared dead at the scene.

RCMP say two people died after a plane crashed near Mount McDougall in Kananaskis Country, southwest of Calgary. Police received a call about the crash around 9 a.m. on Saturday.

The two people aboard the aircraft, who were its only occupants, died at the scene. As of Sunday morning, RCMP said their bodies had not yet been recovered.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating the crash. No further details on the victims or the cause have been released.

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