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'Very chaotic' at crash site

Castanet Media, Kamloops Kamloops Mayor Ken Christian says the military has informed the city that an investigation team is on its way. "They will be here shortly," he told the media.

Visit our colleagues at Castanet in Kamloops for a gallery of photos from the crash site of the Snowbirds today. The link is below. https://www.castanet.net/news/Kamloops/300256/Gallery-Snowbird-crashes-into-Kamloops-neighbourhood

Castanet Media, Kamloops The fatal victim of the Snowbirds crash in Kamloops has been identified as Capt. Jennifer Casey, sources have confirmed to Castanet News. Casey was the public relations officer for the Snowbirds.

Video posted on Castamet Media, Kamloops

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A single Snowbird plane has crashed into a Kamloops home a couple of blocks from the airport. The Royal Canadian Air Force confirmed one member of the Snowbirds team has died and one has sustained serious injuries.

As of May 17, Saskatchewan has one new confirmed case of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total to 592. The new case is in the Far North region. Of the 592 reported cases, 142 are considered active.

RM OF TORCH RIVER — RM of Torch River residents are being told by the province to be prepared to evacuate due to the fire in the Fort à la Corne forest. “The public is being asked to avoid travel in the area,” said SaskAlert May 17 .

UPDATE: Battlefords RCMP remain committed to focussing their search efforts on locating 57-year-old Andre Jacques. At this time, police have reason to believe Andre may have travelled to the Ontario and the Nova Scotia area.