A plane registered in Wynyard has crashed in British Columbia killing both people on board.

The RCMP in BC say a 50 year-old man and 54 year-old woman were pronounced dead by rescue crews at the scene in a remote mountainous area approximately 300 kilometres east of Kelowna.

The police received a call at about 5:20 Monday afternoon about a possible downed plane in the region. Their investigation led them to a Rockwell 112B plane with two people on board that had gone down.

Search and rescue crews are attempting to recover the bodies Tuesday while the RCMP notify the next of kin.

No names have been released.