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Woman saves girl from Nunavut plane crash

Survivor heard someone crying, rescued girl with broken leg

A 23-year-old woman who walked away from Saturday’s plane crash in Resolute Bay, Nunavut rescued a seven-year-old girl who also survived the crash, police say. The RCMP says Nicole Williamson found Gabrielle Pelky on a rock with a broken leg after she heard someone crying. Williamson, Pelky and 48-year-old Robin Wyllie were the only survivors. Investigators haven’t determined the cause of the First Air crash, which killed 12 people.

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