Search for downed plane in Juan de Fuca Strait off Washington coast enters second day
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VICTORIA — Rescuers were running search patterns over the water and by air, scouring an area south of Victoria for any sign of a small plane that ran into trouble Tuesday.
A Canadian Coast Guard vessel and a search plane from Comox were assisting efforts that were concentrated in waters just off Port Angeles, Wash.
Crews worked through the night trying to track the small plane that took off from Ketchikan, Alaska, with one person aboard.
Officials with the Canadian Forces Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre say the pilot issued a mayday call and described his location before contact was lost.
The U.S. Coast Guard says in a social media post that crews were using daylight hours to scour the water more closely.
Several U.S. ships and planes were leading the search, but U.S. officials say Canadian crews remained involved and several Good Samaritans were also assisting.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 27, 2021.
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