Missing northern Ontario plane found, no survivors

The commercial plane with two passengers that went missing in a remote area of northern Ontario on Feb. 28 has been located just south of Chaucer Lake, Ont. by the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association aircraft at approximately 11:30 a.m. Saturday. There were no survivors.

The commercial plane with two passengers that went missing in a remote area of northern Ontario on Feb. 28 has been located just south of Chaucer Lake, Ont. by the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA) aircraft at approximately 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) search and rescue technicians (SAR Techs) were deployed from a CH-146 Griffon helicopter at about 11:55 a.m.

Unfortunately, when the RCAF SAR Techs arrived on scene, the occupants were found deceased.

“While this is not the outcome we hoped for, we hope it brings closure to the family and friends,” said Captain David Baird, a Searchmaster 1 with the RCAF’s Search and Rescue Region Trenton, in a news release Saturday.

“Our thoughts are with them at this difficult time.”

The Cessna 208 left Nakina – located nearly 350 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay – around 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 28 en route to Eabametoong First Nation, also known as Fort Hope.