Helicopter Carsh in Sept-Iles, Quebec

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Helicopter Carsh in Sept-Iles, Quebec

#1 Post by Dushan » Wed Sep 02, 2015 10:21 pm

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/helicopter-crash-sept-iles-1.3212789

Two people are dead and three are in hospital after a helicopter crashed in a remote area of Quebec near Sept-Îles today.

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Sept-Îles is about 650 kilometres northeast of Quebec City. (CBC)

Quebec provincial police Sgt. Audrey-Anne Bilodeau confirmed the deaths late Wednedsay afternoon, but didn't provide details on the identities of the deceased.
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Re: Helicopter Carsh in Sept-Iles, Quebec

#2 Post by CharlieOneSix » Wed Sep 02, 2015 10:37 pm

I wonder how the survivors felt about getting in what looks like an identical rescue 206! Probably didn't care very much.

Many years ago I met a helicopter pilot in Inverness who had an engine failure in a RAF Whirlwind over the Borneo jungle during the confrontation in the mid 60's. He got into the Whirlwind that came to pick him up and that crashed as well. Appropriately his surname was Danger. I don't know how they were all picked up after that....
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