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Location Of Crash Text Messaged To Rescuers From Two Survivors

Port Hardy, B.C.- A plane trip that was supposed to be recreational turned tragic on Sunday, about 500 kilometres to the north of Victoria, B.C.

The plane went down in the Port Hardy area, right after takeoff from an amphibious type takeoff.

The plane had seven people aboard and it crashed suddenly right after takeoff.

Two survivors were on the plane and lived, and one of them text messaged a friend who relayed the location of the crash site to searchers and rescuers.

Four of the people that lost their lives are employees of Seaspan International the Marine Sciences company.

Text messages from the survivors were crucial in helping the crews locate the crash site amid the rugged Terrain according to rescuers that responded.

The plane had a rescue transponder beacon but it was completely destroyed in the crash, so the survivors communicating with rescuers was the only way to locate the downed aircraft.

The Pacific Coastal Amphibious plane left Port Hardy in the morning from the edge of Vancouver Island at about 7am.

Part of the passengers were recreational, the rest were a Seaspan crew headed for a remote logging site to assist loading barges.