Chopper pointed his nose into the sun and headed south and likely west to Vancouver for the best burn unit in BC at Vancouver General.

Most likely a Beechcraft Bonanza 36 similar to picture shown here. One source indicated that a plane similar was to leave Oliver today for the coast. This pilot, a resident of Osoyoos, was heading to Boundary Bay airport today. Nothing has been confirmed by the authorities.

South of 122nd Avenue in Osoyoos’s fruit stand district. Highway 97 was closed late this afternoon north of Osoyoos (near 122nd Avenue) after a single-engine airplane crashed and burned on the asphalt. The pilot who was alone in the small aircraft, survived. It is not clear whether the pilot was attempting an emergency landing. It […]

Time: 5pm 122nd Avenue and Highway 97 4 miles north of Osoyoos Light plane attempts to land because of flight difficulties – hits pavement loses his wheels crashes into utility police – fire erupts – he gets out. Police fire and ambulance on the scene. Pilot taken to SO General Hospital for treatment and possible […]

RCMP Cst. Bobinski, left to right, Lynne Carmody and Rick Moynan of North Bay, Ont., and RCMP Cpl. Brian Burke. An Ontario couple rescued after spending six days lost in the British Columbia wilderness say they’ve been through a humbling experience and want to thank the searchers who looked for them. (Letter is dated June […]