Hunter missing near Mackay Lake, N.W.T., RCMP report

RCMP are involved in a search fora hunter missing near MacKay Lake, N.W.T.

He'd been out hunting on Murdock Lake, east of MacKay Lake on the Gahcho Kue ice road, approximately 150-kilometres northeast of Yellowknife, according to RCMP.

He becameseparated from his hunting companions andcaught in a blizzard shortly after noon Monday and has not been seen since.

The 65-year-old has been identified by his family as Joe Black from Behchoko.

Black was last seen on a blue Polaris snowmobile, though RCMPhave not provided a description on what he was wearing.

Community resources and private organizations are assisting RCMP in the search, with the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre deploying a RCAFC-130 Hercules aircraft to assist in the effort.