Cochrane RCMP and other emergency workers had an incredibly difficult day yesterday.

Just before 6 pm Cochrane RCMP, military and civilian aircraft responded to reports of a plane crash east of Highway 40 in the Waiparous area.

Shortly after 10:30 pm, RCMP released a statement that the crashed involving a small passenger plane had been located.

RCMP confirmed that the two men on board perished in the crash, both were instructors at Mount Royal University in Calgary.

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