Six dead in Kananaskis plane crash

Six people are dead after the plane they were in crashed near Kananaskis on Friday night.

Six people are dead after the plane they were in crashed near Kananaskis on Friday night.

RCMP say five passengers and a pilot, all believed to be from the Calgary area, left the Springbank Airport around 8:45 p.m. in a Piper PA32.

Communication with the plane, headed to Salmon Arm, B.C., was lost around 30 minutes into the flight.

Around 1 a.m. Saturday, RCMP were notified by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton (JRCC) that the aircraft was overdue.

The wreckage was located Saturday around 7:30 a.m. on Mount McGillivray. 

RCMP have described the crash as "very violent."

Alberta Parks Mountain Rescue responders confirmed Saturday that there are no survivors.