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3 Dead in helicopter crash in Quebec
3 dead after helicopter crashes in Drummondville - Montreal - CBC News
A man and two women are dead after a helicopter crashed and then caught fire Thursday night in a field in Drummondville, about 110 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
"When we arrived on the scene, we found that there was a helicopter and there were three people inside," said Quebec provincial police officer Hugo Fournier. "The three people died."
Police would not give many details about the victims, except to say they were adults who were not from the Drummondville area.
They also didn't say where it took off from or where it was headed, and the cause of the crash was under investigation.
Police said emergency services were called to the scene near Saint-Jean-Baptiste Road in the Saint-Joachim-de-Courval area around 9 p.m. ET.
They said accessing the location of the crash made it difficult to get to the helicopter, but a team of investigators finally arrived at the scene.
Claude Descoteaux, who lives in the area, helped emergency services reach the site of the crash by paving a path through deep snow in the field with his tractor. His son also provided a dozen lifts to police officers and first responders by snowmobile.
"There wasn't much left," said Descoteaux. "The tail of the helicopter was still there but the front was all burnt. There was nothing."
The Transportation Safety Board deployed investigators to the scene. They arrived around 7:45 a.m.
Fournier said that police will work with the TSB to determine what happened.
A man and two women are dead after a helicopter crashed and then caught fire Thursday night in a field in Drummondville, about 110 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
"When we arrived on the scene, we found that there was a helicopter and there were three people inside," said Quebec provincial police officer Hugo Fournier. "The three people died."
Police would not give many details about the victims, except to say they were adults who were not from the Drummondville area.
They also didn't say where it took off from or where it was headed, and the cause of the crash was under investigation.
Police said emergency services were called to the scene near Saint-Jean-Baptiste Road in the Saint-Joachim-de-Courval area around 9 p.m. ET.
They said accessing the location of the crash made it difficult to get to the helicopter, but a team of investigators finally arrived at the scene.
Claude Descoteaux, who lives in the area, helped emergency services reach the site of the crash by paving a path through deep snow in the field with his tractor. His son also provided a dozen lifts to police officers and first responders by snowmobile.
"There wasn't much left," said Descoteaux. "The tail of the helicopter was still there but the front was all burnt. There was nothing."
Police releasing very few details about victims except to say they are adults & not from Drummondville area. Guy Descôteaux was first on the scene & gave about a dozen rides to firefighters & police. Says impact was so brutal he couldn’t even tell it was a helicopter pic.twitter.com/bRFrqRYk1D
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A security perimeter was in place Friday morning and the road was closed off to traffic until further notice. —
The Transportation Safety Board deployed investigators to the scene. They arrived around 7:45 a.m.
Fournier said that police will work with the TSB to determine what happened.
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Pilot, adult daughter, her friend dead after helicopter crashes in Drummondville
Pilot, adult daughter, her friend dead after helicopter crashes in Drummondville - Montreal - CBC News
The pilot, his adult daughter and one of her friends are dead after a helicopter crashed and then caught fire Thursday night in a field in Drummondville, Que.
Quebec provincial police also said Friday that three, including the daughter's friend who is also an adult, aren't from Drummondville, which is about 110 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
"When we arrived on the scene, we found that there was a helicopter and there were three people inside," said Quebec provincial police officer Hugo Fournier. "The three people died."
Police said the helicopter is owned by a private company. It had left the Beauce area on its way to the Lanaudière region.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Police said emergency services were called to the scene near Saint-Jean-Baptiste Road in the Saint-Joachim-de-Courval area around 9 p.m. ET.
They said accessing the location of the crash made it difficult to get to the helicopter, but a team of investigators finally arrived at the scene.
'There was nothing'
Guy Descoteaux, who lives in the area, was one of the first people to arrive at the site of the crash by snowmobile.
"The flames weren't that high," he said.
"I stopped the snowmobile to see if there were people. I was in shock too because you're not expecting to see a helicopter in your field."
That's when he called his family to help. Claude, his father, helped emergency services reach the helicopter by paving a path through deep snow in the field with his tractor.
The clear path allowed Descoteaux to provide a dozen lifts to police officers and first responders by snowmobile.
A security perimeter was in place Friday morning and the road was closed off to traffic until further notice.
The Transportation Safety Board deployed investigators to the scene. They arrived around 7:45 a.m.
Fournier said that police will work with the TSB to determine what happened.
The pilot, his adult daughter and one of her friends are dead after a helicopter crashed and then caught fire Thursday night in a field in Drummondville, Que.
Quebec provincial police also said Friday that three, including the daughter's friend who is also an adult, aren't from Drummondville, which is about 110 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
"When we arrived on the scene, we found that there was a helicopter and there were three people inside," said Quebec provincial police officer Hugo Fournier. "The three people died."
Police said the helicopter is owned by a private company. It had left the Beauce area on its way to the Lanaudière region.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Police said emergency services were called to the scene near Saint-Jean-Baptiste Road in the Saint-Joachim-de-Courval area around 9 p.m. ET.
They said accessing the location of the crash made it difficult to get to the helicopter, but a team of investigators finally arrived at the scene.
'There was nothing'
Guy Descoteaux, who lives in the area, was one of the first people to arrive at the site of the crash by snowmobile.
"The flames weren't that high," he said.
"I stopped the snowmobile to see if there were people. I was in shock too because you're not expecting to see a helicopter in your field."
That's when he called his family to help. Claude, his father, helped emergency services reach the helicopter by paving a path through deep snow in the field with his tractor.
Police releasing very few details about victims except to say they are adults & not from Drummondville area. Guy Descôteaux was first on the scene & gave about a dozen rides to firefighters & police. Says impact was so brutal he couldn’t even tell it was a helicopter pic.twitter.com/bRFrqRYk1D
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"There wasn't much left," said Claude Descoteaux. "The tail of the helicopter was still there but the front was all burnt. There was nothing."—
The clear path allowed Descoteaux to provide a dozen lifts to police officers and first responders by snowmobile.
A security perimeter was in place Friday morning and the road was closed off to traffic until further notice.
The Transportation Safety Board deployed investigators to the scene. They arrived around 7:45 a.m.
Fournier said that police will work with the TSB to determine what happened.
Night, -2C (from +2 an hour before), big wind shift S30 to N20 about that time so maybe a front went through, full moonrise at 6:30pm should have made the snow landscape like daylight by the 9pm time of crash if it was any kind of clear out.
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