A helicopter pilot has been airlifted to hospital after he crashed into the Alberta woods..On Friday, around 10 a.m., Grande Cache RCMP, along with Hinton RCMP, EMS, and Grande Cache Fire Department, were called to a report of a helicopter crash..Grande Cache is a hamlet in West-Central Alberta..RCMP said on Friday it had secured the scene of the downed chopper.."The pilot, the lone passenger of the helicopter, was conscious and breathing," the Alberta RCMP said.."The pilot was transported to the hospital by STARS with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.".Grande Cache RCMP said it will remain on scene until investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada arrive to take over the scene and the investigation.."No further updates are anticipated," the Alberta RCMP said.
A helicopter pilot has been airlifted to hospital after he crashed into the Alberta woods..On Friday, around 10 a.m., Grande Cache RCMP, along with Hinton RCMP, EMS, and Grande Cache Fire Department, were called to a report of a helicopter crash..Grande Cache is a hamlet in West-Central Alberta..RCMP said on Friday it had secured the scene of the downed chopper.."The pilot, the lone passenger of the helicopter, was conscious and breathing," the Alberta RCMP said.."The pilot was transported to the hospital by STARS with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.".Grande Cache RCMP said it will remain on scene until investigators from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada arrive to take over the scene and the investigation.."No further updates are anticipated," the Alberta RCMP said.
