1 dead after Cessna plane crashes in northwestern B.C.

SMITHERS, B.C. -- RCMP say they're investigating a fatal plane crash north of Smithers in northwestern British Columbia. The joint rescue co-ordination centre received a notification Saturday from an emergency locator transmitter, indicating a small plane had gone down. The centre's navy Lt. Tony Wright says a search was launched and the wreckage of the Cessna 182, capable of carrying four passengers, was found about 100 kilometres northeast of Smithers. Wright says a technician was lowered by c