Politician missing on snowmobile trip

Amember of the Nunavut legislature has been missing since leaving Iqaluit on an overnight snowmobile trip.

Officials say Pauloosie Keeyootak left the capital last Tuesday and was supposed to have arrived at his destination the following day.

He and his two companions never arrived in Pangnirtung, about 300 kilometres away.

The trip was along a well-marked route, with three cabins along the way to shelter travellers.

Temperatures in the area have dropped to -30 C.

Keeyootak represents a riding on the east coast of Baffin Island.