Joint investigation underway into small plane crash off North Vancouver Island

The Port Hardy RCMP is investigating a small plane crash near Strachan Bay, north of Port Hardy.

At approximately 1:20 p.m. on November 23, “The Port Hardy RCMP was notified by the Joint Rescue Coordination Center that a Cessna seaplane had struck the waters of Strachan Bay,” said a BC spokesman. Corporal Alex Vervet said. RCMP. “It turns out that the aircraft was carrying two passengers returning to Port Hardy from a logging camp.”

Coast Guard helicopters and boats were dispatched to the area to conduct a search, but “no survivors were found and the plane is presumed to have sunk,” Berbe added.

According to the release, the RCMP and the Transportation Safety Board are working together to determine what caused the plane to crash, and the RCMP’s West Coast Marines and dive team are also working to locate the plane and two passengers. are mobilized. and a pilot.

The plane belonged to a Coal Harbor-based company called Air Cab.

Anyone with information should contact the Port Hardy RCMP at 250-949-6335.

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