One dead, one hospitalized after plane crash near Jasper

One person is dead and another is in critical condition after a plane crash near the Jasper town site Sunday afternoon. According to officials, the plane crashed into the Athabasca River near the Jasper Airport site. Emergency services arrived at the location around 1:30 p.m., where the 31-year-old passenger was declared dead. The pilot, a man whose age was not released, was taken to hospital by STARS and said to be in critical condition. They were the only two people on board. According to RCMP