
Two people died after a light aircraft traveling from England to Caernarfon Airport crashed in a remote location near Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd, prompting an AAIB investigation.
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A light aircraft travelling from England to Caernarfon Airport failed to arrive, prompting multi-agency searches.
Two people have died following a light aircraft crash in north Wales.
The aircraft was found in a remote location close to Trawsfynydd, Gwynedd, with the two people on board pronounced dead at the scene, North Wales Police said.
The force received reports shortly after 12:00 BST that a light aircraft travelling from an airfield in England had not arrived at Caernarfon Airport as scheduled.
Multi-agency air and ground searches were carried out until the aircraft was found.
A spokesperson for the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said: "An investigation has been launched and a multidisciplinary team of inspectors are on their way to the accident site."
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