Two individuals, both from out of the country were transported for urgent medical attention following a plane crash that occurred yesterday morning in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
At approximately 10:30am, police received the report of the plane crash which occurred near the airport in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. The PA-46 Malibu non-commercial aircraft was carrying a man and a woman.
Both were airlifted to the Labrador Health Centre in Happy Valley-Goose Bay with serious injuries.
A 52-year-old man from Switzerland, who was an occupant of a small plane that crashed in Happy Valley-Goose Bay Wednesday morning, died at the hospital late that afternoon.
The aircraft’s other occupant, a 45-year-old woman also from Switzerland, remains in serious condition.
Police can confirm that the personally owned aircraft departed Nashua, New Hampshire earlier this week.
Happy Valley-Goose Bay RCMP continues to work in consultation with the Transportation Safety Board and the investigation into the cause of the crash is continuing.