Missing plane found in northwestern Ontario, both occupants killed
Officials with the Joint Rescue Coordination Center say they have found the wreckage of a Cessna 208 plane that was believed to be missing, ending a five-day aerial search over a remote area of northwestern Ontario.
The two passengers of the plane died before search and rescue technicians arrived at the scene. Their names are not published.
The plane went missing on Tuesday. It was flying between Naquina, Ont. — approximately 345 kilometers north of Thunder Bay and Eabametoong First Nation.
The search was difficult due to the remote nature of the area where the plane crashed. The region is rugged, with snow, trees and valleys that made locating the plane difficult.
The missing plane was found in an area south of Chaucer Lake, Ont., Saturday morning, officials said in a news release later in the day.
Search and rescue teams are searching for a small plane carrying two people that went missing in a remote part of northern Ontario.
The search involved five Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft, helicopters from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, the Canadian Coast Guard and the Ontario Provincial Police, and two aircraft operated by the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association.
The Canadian Transportation Safety Board will investigate the cause of the plane crash.
