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OPP and the military are on the search for a missing helicopter near Timmins.

The helicopter with two people on board left Horwood Lake Camp on Tuesday night and was travelling to a camp near Foleyet approximately 10 km south west.

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Trenton currently has their Hercules aircraft, a Griffin helicopter as well as two civilian aircrafts assisting with the search.

Officers with the Foleyet and South Porcupine Detachment as well as ERT are conducting ground search.