Plane Forced to Make Emergency Landing on Vancouver Island
Posted on: Sunday, 22 January 2006, 00:00 CST
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. (CP) - Four people are critcially injured after a single-engine aircraft made an emergency landing in the woods near the Vancouver Island city of Port Alberni on Saturday afternoon.
Seven adults and a baby were on board.
Victoria Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre could not immediately confirm if anyone died in the crash.
"We're still in the process of confirming their status," said spokesman Lt.-Cmdr. Hubert Genest.
The Cessna 208 was en route from Tofino to Vancouver on a commercial flight early Saturday afternoon when the pilot called a mayday and requested a landing in Port Alberni.
The rescue co-ordination centre said a Canadian Forces CC-115 Buffalo was airborne in the vicinity and made radio contact with the plane.
The Buffalo tracked the plane's weak emergency transmitter signal and soon made visual contact.
Port Alberni airport lost contact with the plane when it as about 10 kilometres short of the runway.
A search and rescue Cormorant helicopter arrived at the scene by late afternoon. Two rescue crew members parachuted to the crash site while two more were hoisted down from the helicopter.
"We're bringing more resources because the extent of the injuries is quite serious," Genest said.
Source: Canadian Press
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