Pauloosie Keyootak

Attempted travel to Pangnirtung On March 22, 2016 Keyootak, his son and another adult, left Iqaluit by snowmobile for Pangnirtung. When they did not arrive, search and rescue teams from both Iqaluit and Pangnirtung were sent out on March 29. A specially equipped Lockheed C-130 Hercules of 413 Transport and Rescue Squadron based at CFB Greenwood was sent by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Halifax. In addition, a local Twin Otter with spotters were dispatched to assist with the search. Officials said that a CH-149 Cormorant along with a second Hercules, to relieve the first, had been dispatched. Ed Zebedee, emergency services coordinator for the Government of Nunavut, said that the search was the 5th of the Easter weekend and the 58th of the year. On March 31, the three were found alive south of Iqaluit, Pangnirtung is about north. They were spotted from the Twin Otter which landed near the travellers. The Twin Otter was damaged on landing and was unable to take off and a CH-149 Cormorant picked up the men.

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