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By News Staff and The Canadian Press – Posted Jul 27, 2019
SUMMARY
- Two people who were in the Schlicher ASK21 glider were pronounced dead at the scene
- The RCMP says the glider and its tow plane, a Cessna 182, collided in the air not long after the glider was released
BLACK DIAMOND, Alta. – Emergency medical officials say two people are dead after a mid-air glider crash southwest of Calgary.
Local EMS responded to reports of the crash near the Cu Nim Gliding Club, east of Black Diamond, Alberta, shortly before 4 p.m. on Friday.
Two people who were in the Schlicher ASK21 glider were pronounced dead at the scene.
The RCMP says the glider and its tow plane, a Cessna 182, collided in the air not long after the glider was released.
Transportation Safety Board investigators are expected to arrive at the site on Saturday morning. The TSB said in a statement that investigators will gather information and assess what happened.