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| A rescue team has found the wreckage of a missing aircraft on Cairn Gorm. | A rescue team has found the wreckage of a missing aircraft on Cairn Gorm. |
| It was discovered by the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team about half a mile (1km) from the funicular railway. | It was discovered by the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team about half a mile (1km) from the funicular railway. |
| A police spokesman said the remains of one person were found in the wreckage and they were trying to contact the pilot's next of kin. | A police spokesman said the remains of one person were found in the wreckage and they were trying to contact the pilot's next of kin. |
| The plane, which only had the pilot on board, set off from Carlisle at about 0900 BST on Saturday but it is believed its journey began in Staffordshire. | The plane, which only had the pilot on board, set off from Carlisle at about 0900 BST on Saturday but it is believed its journey began in Staffordshire. |
| It is thought the Piper Saratoga plane set off on Friday from Wolverhampton business airport before refuelling in Carlisle on its way to Wick. | |
| The alarm was raised just before lunchtime on Saturday when the pilot of the single propeller aircraft lost contact with air traffic control as he flew over the Cairngorms. | |
| Two rescue helicopters and three mountain rescue teams were involved in the search. | |
| A full report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal in Inverness. |