Helicopter Crashes Onto Ice-Covered Lake Near Montreal, Injuring Three
Posted on: Saturday, 5 January 2008, 00:00 CST
By THE CANADIAN PRESS
DEUX-MONTAGNES, Que. - A helicopter crashed onto a frozen lake near Montreal on Friday afternoon, leaving three people seriously injured.
Police say the accident happened as the aircraft was flying at low altitudes and one of its skids touched an ice-covered lake near Deux-Montagnes, a bedroom community just northwest of Montreal.
The helicopter came down about 450 metres from the shoreline. Nearby ice-fishermen were the first people on the scene.
"Police managed, with the help of firefighters, to rescue the three individuals," said Deux-Montagnes police spokesperson Marc Leduc.
One of the injured is reportedly in critical condition but his life is not thought to be in danger.
The wreckage had partially sunk through the ice late Friday after the injured were removed. Recovery crews were trying to determine how to safely pull the damaged helicopter to shore.
Source: Canadian Press
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