{"id":23199,"date":"2024-01-24T10:30:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T05:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/heli-ski-crash-kills-3-in-western-canada\/"},"modified":"2024-01-24T10:30:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-24T05:00:48","slug":"heli-ski-crash-kills-3-in-western-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/heli-ski-crash-kills-3-in-western-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Heli-ski’ crash kills 3 in western Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Three people have died in a heli-ski helicopter crash in the Canadian province of British Columbia, authorities said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in west-central British Columbia said that seven people were aboard, leaving three dead and four others badly injured.<\/p>\n

Terrace Royal Canadian Mounted Police said that the aircraft was one of three helicopters on a backcountry ski trip.<\/p>\n

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Northern Escape Heli-Skiing, based in Terrace, British Columbia, earlier confirmed that three people died.<\/p>\n

British Columbia Premier David Eby said in a social media post that news of the crash is “heartbreaking,” and British Columbians are thinking of victims\u2019 families as he thanked first responders.<\/p>\n

Police said that the BC Coroners Service, the Transportation Safety Board and WorkSafeBC are also involved, and investigators will be flown to the remote site to investigate the crash.<\/p>\n

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The identities of the victims are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.<\/p>\n

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