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Canada: bodies of crashed helicopter recovered

Aircraft with skiers on board had crashed in the mountains

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police managed to recover only in the last few hours the three bodies of the occupants who were on board an AgustaWestland AW-119 Mk-II "Koala" helicopter (registration C-GSLY) which crashed on January 22nd in the mountains of Skeena Mountains, in Terrace, a popular ski resort in British Columbia, Canada. The bodies were brought back to the valley and are available to investigators.The...

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Terrace, British Columbia, Canada, 01/29/2024 10:29
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An AW-119 MkII Koala helicopter crashed yesterday afternoon (local time) in Skeena Mountains, North of Terrace, British Columbia, Canada. The aircraft belonged to the operator Skyline Helicopters Ltd opf... more

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