Alberta man killed in second fatal Saskatchewan chopper crash since last week
Posted Oct 28, 2015 10:07:20 AM.
Last Updated Oct 28, 2015 10:40:09 PM.
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KINLEY, Sask. – Weather may be to blame for Tuesday night’s helicopter crash that took the life of a 48-year-old man from the Calgary area.
The pilot was also the lone occupant in the helicopter travelling from Calgary to Saskatoon when it crashed in a field near the town of Kinley.
Transport Canada says the pilot was reporting that he was entering severe icing before the chopper lost contact with radar.
Police say there were no homes or buildings near the crash site.
The accident marks the second time a helicopter has gone down in Saskatchewan in less than a week.
Two men died last Thursday when their chopper crashed onto an island in the North Saskatchewan River near Paynton while they were repairing power lines.
Steven Wilson, 55, of Campbell River, B.C., was the pilot and Dean Gervais, 30, of Prince Albert, Sask., was the passenger.
Wilson was a pilot working for Oceanview Helicopters in British Columbia, while Gervais worked for one of the company’s clients.
(CKRM)
