Twelve Dead, Three Survive Plane Crash in Canadian Arctic
- Posted on August 20, 2011 at 5:21pm by
Christopher Santarelli
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Police say a chartered Boeing 737 plane has crashed in Canada’s Arctic region, killing 12 people.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the plane went down Saturday afternoon near the hamlet of Resolute Bay in the Arctic territory of Nunavut. The First Air charter flight was traveling from Yellowknife to Resolute Bay.
RCMP Constable Angelique Dignard says 12 people died in the crash and three people were injured. The plane was carrying 15 people, including four crew members. Maj. Gerald Favre at the northern search and rescue center at Canadian Forces Base Trenton says its aircraft were already in the area as part of an operational exercise, and have been able to assist local people in the rescue operation. He says the plane that crashed was not part of the exercise.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
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cheterby
Posted on August 21, 2011 at 4:03pmHave a cousin on the military plane that is at the rescue site, God Bless you all, stay safe!
Report Post »loadingmyclips
Posted on August 21, 2011 at 8:20amI’ll take the train!!
Report Post »Freefromyou
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 9:44pmPlanes in the Arctic are not primarily for carrying people but for cargo. But if Al had his why it would be dogsleds instead of carbon and with that 50 people would die every year from starvation or cold.
Report Post »colt191145
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 8:53pm12 people died and all you can do is debate the spelling of arctic?
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 9:11pmIt is sad how detached we sometimes become….
Report Post »HD Veteran
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 7:40pmLord have mercy
Report Post »katy
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 7:03pmARCTIC “IS” the proper spelling knuckleheads! Spell check is YOUR friend too!
Report Post »macinsur
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 6:53pm….er…..sorry….it’s one of those weird ones……..not wierd
Report Post »Ha!!
macinsur
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 6:51pmNew joiner here…and a Canadian……Arctic is spelled correctly…..honest.
Report Post »It’s one of those wierd ones,
j.k.m.
poverty.sucks
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 6:13pmMay those suffering see the Lord our God for comfort.
Are you saved? If you should die today, will you go to Heaven?
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Report Post »babylonvi
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 7:01pmJesus saves, but Moses invests.
Report Post »patbarker
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 11:40pmexcellent post eternity is THE most important thing
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 6:05pmGod bless the families of those who died. Help them in their sorrows. Please, Lord, heal the injured.
Report Post »Sojourner
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 5:42pmA chartered 737 with only fifteen people? This is going to be good. Ali G (Goremeister) will use it to his advantage.
Report Post »Sean In LI
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 5:35pmCanadian “Arctic”. Spell-check is your friend.
Report Post »StrongWesternbabeluvinherWesternMAN
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 5:38pm@Sean: yes……spelling errors bug the crap out of me……detracts from the message! No excuse for it. We used to have to ‘proof read’.
Report Post »pekelady
Posted on August 20, 2011 at 6:50pmDon’t understand … Arctic is the correct spelling! Unless I’m going blind, the story does not have any typos.
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