A plane crash near Claresholm on Monday night claimed the life of its pilot.

A 24-year-old woman from London, Ontario was declared deceased at the scene on August 28.

Claresholm RCMP got a 911 call at approximately 7:30 p.m. with RCMP, EMS and Fire attending to the scene.

The investigation into the cause has now been handed over to Transport Canada.

 

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