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Hercules Aircraft dispatched to aid in search for missing Yellowknife boaters

Samuel Roberts and Mark Elson are still missing.
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Samuel Roberts has been missing since Oct. 12. Photo courtesy
Mark Elson has been missing since Oct. 12. Photo courtesy
Mark Elson has been missing since Oct. 12. Photo courtesy

Samuel Roberts and Mark Elson are still missing.

An update on the search and rescue operations was released by police at 5 p.m. Oct. 14.

SA国际影视传媒滱ir operations were undertaken by CASARA throughout the day with negative result,SA国际影视传媒 said NT media relations officer Cpl. Matt Halstead SA国际影视传媒淐ASARA aircraft patrolled over West Mirage Islands, the eastern shore from Dettah to East Arm and on the western shore from Yellowknife to Trout Rock.

SA国际影视传媒淭he Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary went to the Mirage Islands and conducted a more thorough search of the area. There has been no sign of the missing men to date.

SA国际影视传媒淭he Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton has been engaged and is dispatching a Hercules aircraft to assist with the search. This aircraft will allow a search of a larger area. Additional search operations will continue into tomorrow.SA国际影视传媒

Roberts, 65, and Elson, 51, were expected back home on Oct. 12 but had not returned yet from their trip on Great Slave Lake.

Samuel Roberts has been missing since Oct. 12. Photo courtesy
Samuel Roberts has been missing since Oct. 12. Photo courtesy

SA国际影视传媒淎 Canadian Coast Guard vessel was deployed to search for the boaters into the early morning hours of October 13th,SA国际影视传媒 said Halstead. SA国际影视传媒淭he weather conditions including fog and high winds and poor visibility, forced the search to end around 4:15 am. Later on the 13th, CASARA and the Canadian Coast Guard launched additional search efforts. The men or the boat that they were travelling in have not been located despite an extensive search by air and water.

SA国际影视传媒淩oberts and Elson had intended to go on an afternoon trip to a commercial fishing area near Post Island. Family and friends indicated that Roberts and Elson may have tried to head to a cabin near the SA国际影视传媒淥ld Mink FarmSA国际影视传媒 but no trace of them has been located. Additional aerial searches are planned for tomorrow, October 14th, 2023.

SA国际影视传媒淎nyone who may be on the water in these areas over the weekend, is asked to report any sightings of the boat or any trace of the missing men to the Yellowknife .SA国际影视传媒

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Mark Elson has been missing since Oct. 12. Photo courtesy


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