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Royal Canadian Air Force Maj., Steve Neta, have confirmed to have rescued a total of eight hunters in Nunavut by airlifting them to safety after they were accidently stranded when a drifting sheet of ice melted. Neta explained that the men were hunting near the shore at Coral Harbour, Southampton Island, on Friday when the ice they were on broke away.
In his remarks, Neta elucidated that the men were initially approached by local volunteers who made several failed attempts since they had drifted too far. Consequently, the Nunavut Emergency Measures Organization sought help from the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Trenton, Ont., and an RCAF Hercules airplane from 17 Wing in Winnipeg flew to supply them with radios, survival supplies and inflatable boats on Saturday evening. Appreciating the hunters, Neta alleged that they were already well-equipped for emergencies and were easy to track and locate mainly because they had a radio beacon. Eventually, Neta added that a Cormorant helicopter from 14 Wing in Greenwood, NS, flew the men back to Coral Harbour on Sunday.
In a press briefing, Neta stated that that “they were well-prepared to begin with, which is always good because it never became an emergency where someone was in distress,” adding that “everyone was in good condition — good spirits.” Neta failed to speculate the size of the ice pan but confirmed that it broke up sometime during the two days the hunters were on it.
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