2nd body recovered in Fort McMurray mid-air plane crash
Wreckage scattered over vast area
The remains of the second man killed in a weekend plane crash were recovered Wednesday following an aerial and ground search east of the Fort McMurray airport.
The remains were located outside of the debris field, RCMP say.
Two Cessnas collided in mid-air Sunday, sending one crashing to the ground while the other made an emergency landing at the Fort McMurray airport.
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"The debris field is large," said Cpl. George Cameron with the Wood Buffalo RCMP earlier Wednesday.
"It appears that the impact with the plane was very hard and the wreckage is scattered over a vast area in that isolated part of the municipality."
The search team included two helicopters, search and rescue members, RCMP and two police dog teams.
The body of the pilot was recovered Sunday. He is identified as Nabeel Chaudhry, 33, from Edmonton.
The man located Wednesday is identified as Amjed Ahmed, 32, from Fort McMurray.
On Tuesday, his mother, Amal Marigani told CBC News her son's body was not found at the crash site.
Ahmed was learning to fly and had taken five lessons, his mother said.
Cpl. Cameron said when RCMP first arrived at the crash site on Sunday night they saw one body under the wreckage of the plane, and concluded based on the complete destruction of the aircraft no one could have survived.
The pilot of the other aircraft survived.
The Transportation Safety Board continues to investigate the crash.