OTTAWA – Three individuals had been killed and 4 others suffered critical accidents within the crash of a helicopter carrying a bunch of leisure skiers on an outing within the west coast Canadian province of British Columbia, police stated on Jan 23.
The chopper went down on Jan 22 close to Terrace, a city of about 12,000 residents within the Skeena area of west-central British Columbia about 110km east of the Alaska border, in response to tour operator Northern Escape Heli-Snowboarding.
The helicopter, one in every of three working a heli-skiing operation within the mountainous space, had seven individuals on board, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) stated in a press release on Jan 23.
The crash occurred in a really distant location solely accessible by helicopter. Authorities will fly to the scene on Jan 23 to research, the RCMP stated.
The British Columbia Emergency Well being Providers stated earlier that the 4 individuals injured within the crash had been handled by paramedics on the scene and had been taken to Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace in crucial situation.
The tour operator, whose web site promotes journeys that includes “huge mountain, backcountry snowboarding at its best”, stated it was working with the RCMP and different authorities to help the investigation into the reason for the incident.
“Helicopter accidents are uncommon however do pose a danger to individuals who heli-ski within the mountains and backcountry,” a spokesperson for Northern Escape Heli-Snowboarding stated in a press release.
The corporate “takes each precaution to attenuate the dangers whereas being within the backcountry … Nonetheless, just like many outside actions, it’s unattainable to get rid of 100 per cent of the dangers posed,” the spokesperson stated. REUTERS
