A 737 passenger jet crashed Saturday near Resolute Bay, Nunavut, in Canada's High Arctic, killing 12 people and injuring three others on board.
Nunavut RCMP have confirmed First Air charter flight 6560 was travelling from Yellowknife to Resolute Bay with 15 people on board, including four crew members, the CBC's Patricia Bell reported from Iqaluit.
The RCMP said in a release it "was made aware of the possibility of some survivors." A flight list was not immediately available.
The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in CFB Trenton says helicopters and medical personnel are now at the site.
Hundreds of military personnel are currently in the area for Operation Nanook. But the co-ordination centre says that the incident was not a part of a simulation exercise planned for the military operation.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is scheduled to travel to Resolute Bay on Monday for his annual trip to the Arctic.
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