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Plane crash in southern Saskatchewan leaves 1 dead

The plane crashed near Birsay, Sask. The sole occupant of the plane was declared dead at the scene.

Crash happened Friday near Birsay, about 250 kilometres northwest of Regina

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RCMP say one person is dead after a plane crash near Bursay, Sask. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

A plane crash in southern Saskatchewan left one person dead Friday morning.

Outlook RCMP say theyreceived a report of a plane crash in the RM of Coteau around 6:30 a.m. CST. The crash happened near Birsay, about 250 kilometres northwest of Regina, near Lake Diefenbaker.

"The sole occupant of the plane was declared deceased by EMS at the scene," the RCMP said in an email statement Friday afternoon.

RCMP say the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) of Canada will investigateand that there was no further information to share at that time.

The TSB said in an email statement that it is sendinga team to Saskatchewan and wouldbe on site Saturday morning.

No details on the deceased's identity or thecause of the crash have been released.