Painful: Couple flying to celebrate Easter with family crash into hillside

A young couple were killed when their plane crashed into a hillside as they flew to an island to celebrate Easter with family.

David Rous, 28, and his doctor wife Margaret Ann, 37, were heading from Dundee to visit relatives on the Hebridean isle of Tiree when tragedy struck.

Their PA-28 Piper Cherokee plane came down on a remote hillside at Bein Nan Lus south of Oban on Saturday afternoon.

It led to the grim discovery of the couple’s bodies within the wreckage on the north side of Glen Kinglas, above Loch Etive, six hours later.

Tiree native Dr Rous was the daughter of widow Catriona Maclean and has one sister, Johann MacLean, who both live on the Inner Hebrides island.

Dr Rous and her husband lived in Newport-on-Tay in Fife, just across the river from Dundee and its small airport from where they embarked on their fateful journey.

Dr John Holliday, Tiree’s doctor for almost 30 years and convener of the community council, said: “I had known Margaret Ann since the 1980s. She captivated everyone that knew her; she was absolutely gorgeous in every way.

“She became a much-loved GP in Dundee and I have no doubt that she was a wonderful doctor with her charm and great empathy.

“She immediately touched the hearts of everyone who came into contact with her.”