Search for Missing Helicopter Underway Near Revelstoke, BC

A search and rescue helicopter heads toward a deadly avalanche site in a March 14, 2010 photo near Revelstoke, British Columbia. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

Rescue crews are searching for a helicopter that is believed to have went missing in Glacier National Park, east of Revelstoke, B.C., on Jan. 5.

Pedram Mohyeddin, a spokesperson for Maritime Forces Pacific, says the province’s Joint Rescue Coordination Centre was alerted to the sound of an emergency locator transmitter about 10 nautical miles, or 18 kilometres, east of Revelstoke.