The bodies of two people have been found amid the wreckage of a light aircraft after it crashed near a loch in western Scotland. Police began combing woodland in Argyll this afternoon following reports of a small plane losing contact with ground control. At around 8pm this evening officers discovered the remains of the two passengers thought to have been on board. The bodies of two people have been discovered amid wreckage after a small aircraft was reported missing around 30 miles east of Oban this afternoon . Lifeboats, helicopters and the police were scrambled near Loch Etive, about 30 miles from Oban . It comes after a rescue operation was launched in the Beinn nan Lus area of Glen Kinglass earlier today. 'Police Scotland has been working with partner agencies throughout the day to locate the aircraft and our thoughts are with the families of the victims,' said Chief Inspector Fergus Byrne. 'Enquiries are continuing to establish the exact circumstances and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal. 'Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact police via the non-emergency number 101.' Lifeboats and helicopters were scrambled to help locate the missing plane today after it vanished around 30 miles east of Oban. It is understood the plane had been travelling from central Scotland to Tiree, the most westerly island of the inner Hebrides when it was reported to have dived. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency earlier said that three coastguard teams had been sent to the scene. Search and rescue: Helicopters were seen looking for the plane and the two people that were on board this afternoon . The plane was travelling from central Scotland to Tiree, the most westerly island of the inner Hebrides, when it went missing . A spokesman for Police Scotland said an emergency call was made at 1.50pm this afternoon when the plane lost radar contact near Beinn Nan Lus, a boggy hill near Glen Kinglass in Argyll .
The bodies of two passengers have been found amid wreckage in Argyll.
Small aircraft lost contact with ground control at around 1pm today.
Investigators believed it may have crashed some 30 miles east of Oban.