'Scary situation': Spruce Grove man, girlfriend missing after plane vanishes in B.C.

Friends and family have identified the two people onboard a missing plane in B.C. as Dominic Neron of Spruce Grove and his girlfriend, Ashley Bourgeault.

The 28-year-old Neron and Bourgeault left Penticton, B.C., on a single-engine aircraft at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. In a Facebook message, Tammy Neron said her brother was flying the aircraft to Revelstoke to visit his girlfriend’s family, though officials in B.C. say the plane was flying to Edmonton. 

The plane was reported missing at 10:40 p.m. Saturday, when the plane was reported overdue by a concerned friend, said Katelyn Moores, spokesperson for the Victoria Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre.

Moores confirmed the plane was en