By Ashley Legassic

DNA confirms identities of plane occupants after crash near Revelstoke

Nov 2, 2018 | 2:35 PM

REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Police and the province’s coroners service have confirmed the identities of the human remains found at the Nov. 25, 2017 plane crash site near Revelstoke.

Cpl. Dan Moskaluk says in a news release that after DNA testing, the authorities were able to confirm the deceased people had been the two known occupants of the plane who were reported missing Nov. 25, 2017.

The crash site was located on Sept. 10 of this year.

A Mooney M20D went missing last November en route from Edmonton to Penticton. Pilot Dominic Neron was flying with his girlfriend Ashley Bourgeault at the time.

The wreckage was found earlier this year roughly 60 kilometres east of Revelstoke, not far off of the Trans Canada Highway.

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Until the crash site was located, the families of Neron and Bourgeault had been actively searching the area, employing drones and seeking tips from the public.

WATCH: Video posted by BC Emergency Health Services shows the crash site not far from a nearby highway. (Video Credit: Twitter / BC Emergency Health Services)

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