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COVID-19 Confirmed In North Star Air Passenger

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A passenger on a North Star Air flight has tested positive for COVID-19.

Everyone who was on board the flight on Tuesday is now self-isolating.

It was travelling from Sioux Lookout to Sachigo Lake when a Sachigo Lake official told the airline that one passenger’s test result had just been confirmed as positive.

The flight returned to Sioux Lookout where all passengers were taken to an isolation ward. The aircraft has been quarantined in Thunder Bay and will be cleaned multiple times.

The flight crew will also be tested for the virus.

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No Injuries In North Star Air ‘Accident’

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No one was injured after a North Star Air cargo plane was involved in “an accident near Sachigo Lake.” The airline says it happened around 9:10 this morning.

The plane was a Basler BT-67.

Officials add “there were no passengers on board the aircraft and both flight crew members” were not injured. They say “the Transportation Safety Board and Transport Canada have been notified and will be leading the investigation to determine the cause.”

Airline officials indicate they “will be cooperating fully.”

Sachigo Lake is located 425 kilometres north of Sioux Lookout.