TSB rules on fatal B.C. plane crash

RICHMOND, B.C. – The Transportation Safety Board says an Alberta pilot flew into deteriorating weather before his small plane crashed in southeastern British Columbia, killing him and his girlfriend.

The board released its investigation report Wednesday on the aircraft that vanished in November 2017 and was not found until the wreckage was spotted in September 2018 near Revelstoke.

RCMP identified the remains found at the crash site as those of 28-year-old Dominic Neron and his 31-year-old girlfriend Ashley Bourgeault.

The safety board stated in its report that the couple departed from Penticton Airport on Nov. 25, 2017, for a so-called visual flight rules journey to Edmonton.