Missing Pilot And Helicopter

[Guest JeffyG]

Update??

[just looking]

 

This is yesterday update from the Winnipeg Free press. I can't find anything today.

 

Recovery efforts continue for body of helicopter pilot

By: Staff Writer

Posted: 07/4/2013 10:07 AM

The search continues today for the pilot of a helicopter that crashed Monday near Gillam.

RCMP spokesman Cpl. Miles Hiebert said the RCMP's dive team had begun the search on Wednesday at the site where the helicopter's wreckage was located at Gull Lake, about 23 kilometres west of Gillam.

"The underwater recovery team spent the day there (Wednesday) and will be returning to the site today," Hiebert said.

Some material from the helicopter has washed up on shore and is floating in the lake but it is believed the rest of the wreckage is under water, he said.

The pilot and helicopter were reported overdue after failing to arrive for a scheduled pickup Monday after leaving Gillam around 4:30 p.m. that day.

The wreckage of the Bell 206 helicopter belonging to Custom Helicopters of St. Andrews was located on Tuesday around noon by a military search and rescue team.

[gwk]

Latest update.

 

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/metro/Body+pilot+from+helicopter+crash+recovered+Manitoba+identified/8630158/story.html

[Bif]

[twinstar_ca]

sincere condolences to family and friends.. becoming a nasty season already... :(

[transquebecniece]

So glad he was found so soon. My sincere condolences to family, friends and co-workers. Godspeed home and healing, one and all...

[DGP]

Thats 3 of my buddies gone in 2 weeks...I worked with 2 of them and knew Don....not a great year!!!

[sikorskyman]

Any news when the name will be released?

[N1]

Did the name ever get released for this pilot? I know lot's of people who might fit this description, but have never heard anything more about it.

[Brock_Landers]

"He has been identified as a 69-year-old man from Surrey, but his name will not be released"

 

From the last posted article.