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A commuter plane crash in Canada resulted in the death of six individuals on Tuesday. The small plane, en route to Rio Tinto’s Diavik mine, crashed shortly after departure, as confirmed by the Australian mining company.
The incident occurred in the icy far north of Canada, near Fort Smith. According to an unnamed aviation source, one person managed to survive the crash.
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton reported the loss of contact with the plane shortly after its 8:50 am local time takeoff. Canadian Rangers on snowmobiles located the wreckage, and search and rescue technicians parachuted into the scene.
Northwestern Air, the operator of the Jetstream twin turboprop airliner, stated that the charter flight crashed approximately 1.1 kilometers from the end of the runway.
All flights from Fort Smith have been suspended until Wednesday. Canada’s Transportation Safety Board has initiated an investigation into the incident. Rio Tinto’s CEO, Jakob Stausholm, expressed the company’s deepest sympathy to the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims, emphasizing their full support for those affected by the tragedy.
