MAP - Police in the Northwest Territories say they are assisting after a plane crashed near the town of Fort Smith on Tuesday. RCMP said in an email that Transport Canada and search-and-rescue teams have been brought in. Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton confirmed the military responded after a plane lost contact shortly after taking off near the town, about 740 kilometres south of Yellowknife near the Northwest Territories-Alberta boundary. The Canadian Press has prepared a map locating the area. The graphic accompanies NWT-Plane-Crash; THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Vokey