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Transportation Safety Board deploys investigators to Haines Junction following fatal plane crash

Coroner's service confirms fatality as safety board launches investigation
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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada office in Richmond Hill, Ont. pictured in 2018. (Raysonho/Wikimedia Commons)

The Transportation Safety Board and the Yukon Coroner's Service are investigating a fatal plane crash that took place in Haines Junction on June 10.

The Transportation Safety Board has issued a statement confirming the plane crash took place at the Haines Junction airport and that an investigation into it has commenced.

A notice issued by the safety board at 7:30 p.m. on June 10 confirms that it has deployed investigators following the crash of a Cessna aircraft operated by Rocking Star Adventures Ltd. 

Heather Jones, the Yukon's chief coroner, confirmed that her office is investigating a fatality associated with the plane crash that took place early this afternoon. She said additional details could not be released at this time.

(Jim Elliot)



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