Plane crashes in Nunavut; one confirmed dead
Posted Dec 23, 2012 04:27:55 AM.
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SANIKILUAQ, NT – One person is confirmed dead after a plane carrying nine people crashed in Nunavut Saturday evening.
The plane was en route from Winnipeg to Nunavut when it aborted a landing and crashed less than a kilometre from the end of the runway in the community of Sanikiluaq.
Perimeter Aviation confirms its plane crashed in the community of Sanikiluaq, located on the Belcher Islands in Hudson Bay.
Airline President Mark Wehrle said Nunavut authorities have told him that one person died, and a number of others on board were injured.
In Winnipeg, airline President Mark Wehrle said they will be trying to answer questions on Sunday morning.
“We’re going to be flying up to Sanikiluaq in order to meet with the community members to offer any support and hopefully provide some answers about what happened,” Wehrle said.
Wehrle said there were two crew members, six adult passengers and one infant on board.
The crash happened around 6 p.m. eastern time on Saturday, near the airport in the Nunavut community.
