July 29 (Reuters) - Six people have died after a small plane crashed in Kananaskis Country, a mountainous region west of Calgary, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said on Saturday. The RCMP said an aircraft with five passengers and a pilot left Springbank Airport near Calgary on Friday night en route to Salmon Arm, British Columbia. Ryan Singleton said contact was lost with the plane around 9:30 p.m. local time (0330 GMT Saturday). Shortly after the plane was reported overdue, a search was conducted by a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) squadron based in Winnipeg. However, all six people in the plane had died, Singleton said.

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Persons: Ryan Singleton, Singleton, Rishabh, Lincoln Organizations: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, RCMP, Springbank, British Columbia, RCMP Staff, Royal Canadian Air Force, Alberta Parks Mountain, Transport, Board, Canada, Thomson Locations: Calgary, Salmon, British, Winnipeg ., Alberta, Bengaluru