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Police, search and rescue looking for missing helicopter near Revelstoke, B.C.  

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Search underway for possible missing helicopter in Revelstoke
WATCH: Search underway for possible missing helicopter in Revelstoke – Jan 7, 2024

A search is on in B.C.’s Southern Interior for a missing westbound private helicopter.

The province’s Joint Rescue Coordination Centre was alerted Friday evening by the sound of an emergency locator transmitter in the Revelstoke area.

According to the JRCC, the alert sounded around 10 nautical miles east of Revelstoke, or 18 km by land.

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Police and local search and rescue volunteers are on the ground in the Glacier National Park area.

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RCMP added that the helicopter was travelling from Calgary and they were advised that it had potentially crashed.

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A search and rescue helicopter and an airplane were also dispatched, but bad weather is preventing the two from joining the search.

At this point, it’s unknown who may have been on board.

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