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Last Updated: 31 minutes ago
Update as of 6:13 a.m. MT:
A Hercules aircraft has reached 10 people
stranded about 300 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife, after a Twin Otter went down Wednesday afternoon.
Air Tindi president Chris Reynolds said passengers and crew are now waiting for pickup in heated tents.
Wind gusts have also calmed significantly, Reynolds said, and the crew is hoping to land at first light.
In an email, the public affairs officer of the 1 Canadian Air Division and Canadian NORAD Region Headquarters, David Lavallee, confirmed that a Royal Canadian Air Force CC-130H Hercules was on its way to the site from 17 Wing Winnipeg last night.
According to Reynolds, DND search and rescue technicians parachuted in last night around 8:40 p.m., about 8 hours after the incident.
They had been circling overhead starting at 7 p.m, but could not jump because of 60 km/h winds.
"We are extremely thankful for the courage and ability from our military's search and rescue team. They are second to none," Reynolds said in a text message early Thursday morning.