RCMP Responding to Plane Crash Near Fort Smith, NWT

Published on January 23, 2024

Police in the Northwest Territories say they are assisting after a plane crashed near the town of Fort Smith on Jan. 24. RCMP said in an email that Transport Canada, and search-and-rescue teams, have been brought in. Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton confirmed the military responded after a plane lost contact shortly after taking off near the town, about 740 kilometres south of Yellowknife near the Northwest Territories-Alberta boundary. The Air Force, RCMP, and Canadian Rangers were all involved in the search-and-rescue, said David Lavallee, a public affairs officer with Search and Rescue Region Trenton. Three Air Force squadrons provided air support, while police and rangers conducted a search on the ground, he said....

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