100.1 GO FM - We're Your Feel Good Pop Station

Two passengers safe after plane crashes north of Yellowknife

Two people were found safe Friday after a private plane they were travelling in crashed northeast of Yellowknife.

Search crews had been looking for the aircraft in the area of Gordon Lake, approximately 90 kilometers from the NWT capital.

The aircraft took off from the area Thursday and was reported missing when it failed to return later that day.

Officials with Trenton Search and Rescue and the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association were involved in the search.

A Hercules from Winnipeg, Man. and a helicopter from Cold Lake, Alta. were also deployed.

Gordon Lake is located approximately 90 kilometers northeast of Yellowknife.
Gordon Lake is located approximately 90 kilometers northeast of Yellowknife.

 

Continue Reading

You may also like



cjcd Now playing play

- Advertisement -

Related Articles

- Advertisement -

Latest News

Shocked, helpless and heavy. Tumbler Ridge residents devastated by shooting

If it wasn’t for the howling, biting wind, you could hear a pin drop in Tumbler Ridge on Wednesday.

‘This is an incredibly strong community’ Premier Eby says in Tumbler Ridge

Premier David Eby arrived in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where nine people died in a mass shooting Tuesday.

Territory mourns with B.C. following devastating shooting

Leaders across the N.W.T. are responding to yesterday’s school shooting. The tragedy has left nine people dead, including the alleged 18 year old shooter. Two youth remain in critical condition and communities across B.C., the N.W.T. and the country mourn with the people of Tumbler Ridge.

Are govts listening as communities mobilize knowledges to save Caribou?

With a lot of federal talk and territorial talk of more industry coming more north there are growing concerns of how this could affect the Caribou. “Not just one piece of research is the story. I think all of it needs to come into play and it all is so important to figure out what is happening, figure out the story and understand what we can do for them, you know. So anything is helpful at this point,” said Norris.

Community meeting about Capitol Theatre to be held this weekend

Yellowknifers are gathering to discuss the closure of the Capitol Theatre, and what steps can be taken to preserve the historic institution.