First Air crash ‘miracle’ raises questions about Nunavut search-and-rescue capacity
Nunavut covers one-fifth of Canada’s landmass, but if you get lost or have an accident, you may be on your own for quite some time.
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Nunavut government to review search-and-rescue capacity following crash
Many in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, are still in shock following a plane crash Saturday that killed 12 passengers and crew members.
‘You could see the carnage all over the side of the hill’
Ill-fated chartered First Air flight 6560 was following the normal flight path for landing at the Resolute Bay, Nunavut, airport when it crashed into a hill about two kilometres east of the runway, according to a senior official with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.