Search for Missing Canadian Plane Stalled by Bad Weather

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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Heavy creamy clouds, snow and high winds have totally obstructed the search mission of the missing Canadian plane in Antarctica. The Twin Otter’s emergency locator transmitter was activated around 10 p.m. local time on Wednesday, while the plane was moving from the South Pole to an Italian base in Terra Nova Bay.

Later two planes kept searching, for the three Canadian men, for quite a few hours on Wednesday, which was intensely hindered by high winds and cloud cover. A representative of the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand, Michael Flyger, stated that Thursday’s weather has also made it nearly impossible to continue the rescue mission. He mentioned that “the bad weather near the South Pole has forced us to suspend for the time being and we’re hopeful when the next forecast comes through we can get the team in and hopefully have a good go at getting these guys out.” Even though the rescue crews has affirmatively locked down the plane’s location through its emergency beacon, there has been no contact with the crew so far.

Officials share that the beacon has stopped transmitting now, which is most likely because of its battery being viable for 24 hours only. Flyger alleged that “we’re very hopeful. It’s very difficult to say at this point but certainly it’s being treated as a rescue. We’re very conscious that there are a lot of people up your way waiting anxiously for news and we’re thinking of them and we’re doing everything we can to ensure a good outcome.”