Two people were killed when a light aircraft crashed in a remote area near Trawsfynydd, close to Blaenau Ffestiniog in Gwynedd, North Wales. North Wales Police said the aircraft had been reported missing after failing to arrive at Caernarfon Airport as planned, and search teams located the wreckage later the same day. The incident is now under investigation.
Police used both air and ground searches to find the aircraft after it went overdue. Fatalities were confirmed at the scene. No further details on the aircraft type, registration, operator, departure airfield or the identities of the victims have been released.
An investigative team has been assigned to examine the crash and determine the circumstances leading up to the accident. The location, in secluded terrain in north-west Wales, complicated the search operation after the aircraft failed to reach its intended destination. Authorities have not provided any indication of wider risk to other flights or operations in the area.