Bell Aliant confirms 1 passenger injured was employee working on tower near Rigolet
CBC News
Posted: Jul 31, 2015 6:44 AM NT Last Updated: Jul 31, 2015 4:49 PM NT
A helicopter crash in northern Labrador has left one man dead and two others injured.
The chopper went down Thursday in a remote area, close to the community of Rigolet. RCMP says the commercial helicopter was helping a work crew in the area when the accident occurred.
The worker who died was a contractor who lived in Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
The two injured men were taken to the local clinic for treatment, and are in stable condition.
Bell Aliant confirmed Friday afternoon one of the passengers injured in the crash was an employee.
"The team was completing maintenance work at our remote communications tower site near Rigolet," read a company statement.
The Transportation Safety Board said it was a Canadian Helicopters aircraft.
Rigolet's AngajukKâk, or mayor, Jim Shiwak, told CBC News that the injured people were still at the clinic Friday morning.
He said weather has been poor in recent days with thick fog in the area.
Police, the TSB, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are involved in the investigation.
The RCMP said more details could be released Friday afternoon once the initial investigation is complete.
| Date: | 30-JUL-2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Aérospatiale AS 350BA |
| Owner/operator: | Canadian Helicopters Limited |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Rigolet in Labrador -
 Canada
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Non Scheduled Passenger |
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The helicopter crashed under unknown circumstances. One occupant died, two were injured.
Sources: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/one-dead-after-helicopter-crash-in-labrador-1.3174981
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1578492/tsb-deploys-a-team-to-the-site-of-a-helicopter-accident-west-of-rigolet-newfoundland-and-labrador
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=178166