Accident
at 5910N / 12745W
An American, privately registered Cessna 180C from Golden, BC (CYGE) to Watson Lake, YT (CYQH) reported "MAYDAY" on 121.5 MHz. The call was heard by a passing high flyer, who passed the information to the Edmonton Centre. The Cessna 180C reported fuel exhaustion over Birches Lake (approximately 70NM southeast of CYQH) while en route to CYQH, and made a successful emergency landing on Birches Lake. There were 2 persons on board who had camping supplies, but were in need of assistance. No injuries. No damage. This information was passed to the Edmontn Centre and, subsequently, to the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) Victoria. The JRCC advised it will coordinate assistance. (Duplicate AOR-283453-V1 deleted after information merge)