Police say two stranded boaters who left Yellowknife a week ago but failed to reach their destination of Łútsël K’é have now been rescued.
The two left the territorial capital on September 4 and were found on Thursday evening after being reported overdue, according to police. Both are uninjured, RCMP said in a Friday statement.
Supplies and a communication device were dropped by air, police said. In a Friday afternoon update after this article was first published, RCMP said the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association had brought the pair to safety.
“It is believed that weather and mechanical issues were responsible for this incident,” RCMP stated.
Łútsël K’é Dene First Nation Chief James Marlowe told the CBC the two people, a man and a woman, had supplies to last a few days.
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The search operation also involved Joint Rescue Coordination Centre and Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary alongside community members.
