
Timmins emergency crews searching for plane in distress
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Emergency crews in Timmins are searching for a plane in distress after receiving an eyewitness report, officials say.
Emergency crews in Timmins are searching for a plane in distress after receiving an eyewitness report, officials say.
Scott Atkinson, the deputy chief of the Timmins Fire Department, told CTV News a call came in from someone witnessing a plane in the air with black smoke coming from behind it.
The plane headed downward somewhere between the area of Hersey Lake and Big Water Campground near Highway 655 north of Timmins, Atkinson said.
A helicopter is doing an aerial search for the plane and emergency crews are waiting for more details.
Timmins police and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry are assisting in the search.
More information to follow on this developing story.