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US Coast Guard says, search has been called off for a plane that went missing near Victoria, B.C.
BY , Jan 28, 2021 6:29 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
File - A Canadian Coast Guard vessel and a search plane from Comox, BC, assisted in the American-led efforts to find the small plane that took off from Ketchikan, Alaska.(B.C. Government)
The search has been called off for a plane that went missing between Victoria and Port Angeles, Washington, on Tuesday.
The United States Coast Guard says in a tweet that American and Canadian rescuers covered an area of more than 3,000 square kilometres without finding the lone pilot.
The pilot who issued a mayday call before losing contact.
Crews worked through the night Tuesday and used all the daylight hours yesterday to cover a massive search area in the Juan de Fuca Strait.
A Canadian Coast Guard vessel and a search plane from Comox, BC, assisted in the American-led efforts to find the small plane that took off from Ketchikan, Alaska.
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