Air, ground patrols find no plane crash as crews rush to Mill Village after reports of flares, smoke

RCMP and other emergency crews are on the scene of a possible plane crash near Mill Village. (RCMP)

UPDATED 5:35 P.M.

Emergency crews rushed to the scene of a possible plane crash on Tuesday afternoon near Mill Village.

But after extensive air and ground patrols of the area, “neither RCMP nor (search and rescue crews) observed evidence of a plane crash, a plane in distress, or a situation that required emergency response,” according to a statement from Nova Scotia RCMP on Tuesday just before 5 p.m.

Queens District RCMP received several calls at about 1:15 p.m. of emergency flares near Mill Village. One caller said they saw a plane in distress in addition to the flares, the RCMP said.

The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Halifax deployed a CH149 Cormorant helicopter and a CC295 Kingfisher airplane as part of the search. Queens RCMP officers searched on the ground through rural areas and worked with drone operators as part of the search.

Firefighters and RCMP rushed to an area off Highway 103 just before 2 p.m. after reports that flares and smoke could be seen.

The RCMP thanked members of the public who called 911.