A part of B.C. now observes the same time as a part of Florida

The Regional District of East Kootenay, which includes B.C. communities such as Kimberley and Cranbrook, now observes the same time as Crestview and Fort Walton Beach in Florida, according to CBC Canada.

Investigators have located sections of a plane's tail several kilometres from a crash site in Greenacres, south-west of West Palm Beach. According to ABC News AU, the flight crashed on Sunday local time after encountering bad weather. Co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras reported to air traffic controllers minutes before the impact that the aircraft was experiencing severe turbulence and ice accumulation.

National Transportation Safety Board member Tom Chapman stated that the tail's elevator was broken into three parts, which would have prevented a pilot from pulling the plane out of a nosedive. While a preliminary report is expected in approximately one month, ABC News AU reports it will likely take more than a year to determine the cause of the crash.

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