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Second death in plane crash

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed a second person has died following the crash of a small plane near Brenda Mines on Aug. 13.

She is Lauren Patricia Sewell, 24, of Surrey.

Sewell was a passenger aboard a Piper Comanche plane that went down about 30 kilometres west of Kelowna on the afternoon of Aug. 13.

She was airlifted to hospital in Kelowna but was found to have suffered injuries in the crash that were not survivable.

Two other persons aboard the plane when it crashed remain in hospital, with serious injuries. Jayson Dallas Wesley Smith, 30, of Vancouver died at the scene.

The plane crash is still under investigation. 



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