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Old 9th Jan 2024, 05:33
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"Officials lost contact with the helicopter at about 8:40 p.m. PT on Friday, but low-visibility conditions meant aerial resources couldn't be properly deployed until Sunday morning."

If this is accurate then it was pitch dark at the time of the crash. The mountains east of Revelstoke are 10,000ft+ and pretty much unpopulated except for the odd remote heli-ski lodge, a single highway and a set of train tracks.


Edit: from the other news page
"An RCMP spokesperson told CBC News they received a report of a missing helicopter shortly before 7 p.m. PT Friday."

So if the aircraft was reported missing at 7pm, the accident likely happened before dusk.
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