4 missing after Airmedic helicopter crash in northeastern Quebec: police
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Authorities say the aircraft operated by Airmedic crashed around 10:30 p.m. on Friday with five people aboard the chopper.
Quebec provincial police launched a search operation Saturday after a helicopter crash in northeastern Quebec that left four people unaccounted for.
They said the aircraft operated by Airmedic was involved in an accident around 10:30 p.m. on Friday near Natashquan, Que., a little more than 1,000 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
Police planned to comb a wooded area in the region north of the community in the province’s Côte-Nord region.
Sgt. Élizabeth Marquis-Guy said five people were aboard the chopper, but one man was rescued and reportedly suffered non-life-threatening injuries. He was taken to hospital.
The four others remained missing on Saturday morning.
Raphaele Bourgault, a spokesperson from the Longueuil, Que.-based air medical transport firm, confirmed the helicopter was part of the company fleet and said emergency services were quickly dispatched to the scene.
“Airmedic staff are working closely with authorities and first responders to manage the situation and provide the necessary assistance,” Bourgault said in an emailed statement.
“Airmedic will release further information as soon as it is confirmed.”
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