Krepski added it was operated by Valhalla Helicopters, based in West Kelowna, B.C. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. He said the downed aircraft was in a marshy area. He said an emergency locator transmitter signal was received Wednesday at about 6 p.m. Transportation Safety Board spokesman Chris Krepski said two investigators were due to arrive at the remote scene of the helicopter crash on Thursday. Last week, Devyn Gale, a 19-year-old firefighter, died after a tree fell on her near Revelstoke, B.C.Īdam Yeadon, 25, died Saturday while fighting a wildfire near his home in Fort Liard, N.W.T. They said the pilot was a 41-year-old from Whitecourt, but did not release his name. The pilot was taken to a nearby airport where he was declared dead, Mounties said in a news release Thursday. RCMP said forestry workers were trying to resuscitate the pilot, who was the only one in the helicopter, when officers arrived on the scene near Haig Lake, 140 kilometres northeast of Peace River on Wednesday night.
Every single time one of these first responders or firefighters steps up, they’re doing it to keep their fellow citizens safe, and they have families as well who worry about them when they go out.” “And to have lost three firefighters, or individuals helping out in fighting the fires, is heartbreaking.
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