10 people from crashed plane found and rescued in Arctic

Ten people who were aboard an Air Tindi plane that crashed about 300 kilometers northeast of Canada's Yellowknife have been safely rescued, Report informs referring to CBC.

They have been transported to the hospital by ambulance or shuttles for medical assessments, Air Tindi president Chris Reynolds said.

Both Air Tindi and the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will investigate the crash.

Reynolds said he had a brief conversation with the plane's crew once they arrived back in Yellowknife.

"They looked cold and they looked tired, really just exhausted," he said. "Definitely a long, long night."

The Twin Otter plane, which was on skis, went down Wednesday with no warning about 16 kilometers southeast of the Diavik diamond mine. It was carrying eight passengers and two crew members at the time.

The cause of the crash is not yet known.