RCMP, Shuswap Search and Rescue and a SAR helicopter are conducting a search Friday night after a report of a downed aircraft in the area of Highway 97B/Auto Road and Shaw Road.
Calls came in at approximately 9:30 p.m. when police, ambulance and fire crews, including Salmon Arm firefighters and members of the Ranchero Fire Department were called to a staging point at Highway 97B/Auto Road. This is relatively close to the location of the Salmon Arm Airport.
Within the hour, a search and rescue helicopter was called in to help pinpoint the location of a crash.
More to come as information becomes available.