Ten People Rescued From Plane Crash Site in Remote Northwest Territories
Published on December 29, 2023
Ten people were rescued on Dec. 28 after a small plane crashed in a remote area of the Northwest Territories and they were stranded overnight. David Lavallee, a spokesman with 1 Canadian Air Division and Canadian Norad Region Headquarters, said everyone was picked up from the crash site and taken to the nearby Diavik diamond mine. Some were injured. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton started the search-and-rescue operation on Dec. 27, after the Air Tindi Otter aircraft crashed about 16 kilometres southeast of the mine. Air Tindi president Chris Reynolds said three helicopters were sent to the scene at first light. Those rescued were later to be taken to Yellowknife....