3 dead in plane crash near Fort Simpson, N.W.T. fire officials confirm
The aircraft was supporting wildfire suppression when it crashed, and investigators were sent to the scene after responders confirmed 3 deaths.
- On Wednesday night, a Turbo Commander 690 aircraft crashed 50 kilometres west of Fort Simpson, killing all three people aboard while supporting wildfire suppression efforts in the Northwest Territories.
- Operating as a 'bird dog' airborne command centre, the Buffalo Airways plane coordinated suppression of the FS009-26 fire in the Marten Hills area, which began Tuesday and measured about one square kilometre.
- The Transportation Safety Board has deployed investigators to the site, where responders recovered the bodies on Thursday after accessing the crash location; the NWT Coroner's Office is also part of the investigation.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney expressed condolences to the families, stating, "Protecting Canadians from wildfires requires profound sacrifice and courage. We owe them our deepest gratitude."
- Critical incident stress management specialists are supporting personnel at fire crew bases as the Department of Environment and Climate Change and RCMP continue their investigation into the crash.
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Pilot, 2 firefighters killed in plane crash in Canada
A pilot and two firefighters were killed when a small aircraft supporting wildfire suppression efforts crashed in northern Canada, officials said. The crash happened west of Fort Simpson, a community in the Northwest Territories. NWT Fire said the aircraft, described as a Bird Dog plane, was supporting operations on a wildfire when it went down. Three people were on board, and responders who reached the crash site confirmed all three were killed…
Three people have died in a plane crash while fighting a forest fire near Fort Simpson in northwestern Canada.
Plane crash outside Fort Simpson, N.W.T. kills three
Police in the Northwest Territories say their members have arrived on the site of a plane crash and have not located any survivors. According to a statement, the plane with three people on board went down “approximately 50 km from Fort Simpson” on the evening of June 24. Both the Transportation Safety Board and the NWT Coroner Service are investigating. Names of those on board the aircraft have not been released. The crew had been supporting wil…
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