The federal government will be sending in assistance in the ongoing effort to recover the victims of an Air Saguenay aircraft that crashed in Labrador two weeks ago.
Four of the seven people on board – including the two Newfoundlanders – have been recovered.
The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Ralph Goodale, says they have accepted a request from the provincial government for help.
The Canadian Armed Forces will send in equipment and personnel to help recover remains and other items from Mistastin Lake.
A spokesperson for the Department of National Defence says the recovery effort is still being led by the RCMP, but the Armed Forces’ underwater search team has some unique capabilities to lend to the effort.
The Joint Task Force Atlantic will begin the underwater search this week.
The DND says six members of its Fleet Diving Unit will be sent from Halifax with special equipment to help find items under water consistent with the depths of Mistastin Lake.)
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