rumrunner Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 http://www.whitehorsestar.com/auth.php?r=44135 Glad to hear all are ok. Any more information? http://www.whitehorsestar.com/auth.php?r=44135 Glad to hear all are ok. Any more information? In the event the link is broken Five walk away from chopper crash Five men walked away with only minor injuries following a helicopter crash on the Tulsequah River on Saturday evening. Atlin RCMP Const. Bill McDougall said today police were called to the crash near the Taku River, south of Atlin, at around 5:30 p.m. The Discovery Helicopters Ltd. aircraft had landed upside down in about a metre of water. It’s not clear what caused the crash. “We’re still investigating,” said McDougall. The pilot had been moving four kayakers – three whom were from Terrace, B.C. and the other from Alberta – onto the river. All five men who were in the helicopter were taken to the Red Cross outpost where they were treated and released. “There were just some bumps and bruises,” said McDougall. Discovery Helicopters is based in Atlin. No one with the company was available for comment at press time this afternoon. Transport Canada was also notified of the crash. Bill Yearwood, regional manager for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, said today from Vancouver the board is still waiting to talk to the pilot to find out what caused the accident. A full-scale investigation has not been launched. “We’re still assessing it,” said Yearwood. Depending on what comes out of the interviews with those involved, a detailed investigation may not be launched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deep Throat the third Posted September 7, 2006 Report Share Posted September 7, 2006 Pilot went to first move some gear with the Longline, then it was decided passengers would go first instead of gear, and apparently longline was left connected to helicopter and load, good thing everyone is OK a good reminder to slow down on these busy final days of summer. Fly Safe DT3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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