Priest in Northwest Territories prays for plane crash victims, first responders
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A priest asked his congregation to pray for victims and first responders at a church service in Fort Smith on Sunday days after six people died in a tragic plane crash.
A priest asked his congregation to pray for victims and first responders at a church service in Fort Smith on Sunday days after six people died in a tragic plane crash.
The charter plane had just taken off from the town on the boundary with Alberta and was en route to the Diavik Diamond Mine on Tuesday morning, when it hit the ground and caught fire.
One mine worker survived and was airlifted to hospital in Yellowknife.
Father Aaron Solberg of St. Joseph’s Anglican church addressed the crash at his weekly service and offered a prayer for both the living and the dead.
Solberg said there was a “hole in our hearts” for the families.
“Bring them consolation and comfort. Bless those who have survived and cure their memories of trauma and anguish,” Solberg said.
“We pray for our health-care workers. We pray for the mental health of the Rangers and the RCMP and all first responders. We pray for the pilots … for those who work in or with the airlines. We pray for those who have no choice but to fly.”
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