Military searching for missing plane with two people on board in N.W.T.
Posted January 30, 2019 6:46 pm.
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YELLOWKNIFE — The military is searching for a plane missing in the Northwest Territories with two people on board.
RCMP say contact was lost with the aircraft at 9 a.m. near Wha ti about 160 kilometres northwest of Yellowknife.
Weather conditions in the area are poor.
The military says a CC-130 Hercules is en route to the area from Winnipeg and two other aircraft are helping in the search.
Members of a Canadian Ranger Patrol Group are preparing to go to the aircraft’s last known position.
Details on the type of aircraft that is missing and the airline were not released.
The Canadian Press
