Medicine Hat woman killed in Cessna crash
Last Updated: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 | 1:58 PM MT
CBC News
A small plane has crashed near the Alberta community of Elkwater, killing a 21-year-old woman.
Redcliff RCMP headed to the site of the Cessna 172 crash at about 11:30 p.m. Tuesday night.
The young woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her name has not been released. A 53-year-old man was rushed to the Medicine Hat hospital in serious condition.
Both are residents of Medicine Hat.
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