A helicopter pilot has died in a crash in Alberta’s northern Peace River area while fighting wildfires.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) issued a deployment notice on July 20, stating it was sending a team of investigators to Alberta following an accident involving a Bell 205A helicopter during firefighting operations near Peace River.
TSB spokesman Chris Krepski said an emergency locator (ELT) signal was received on July 19 at approximately 6 p.m. local time indicating the aircraft was in a marshy location northeast of Peace River. The aircraft was operated by Valhalla Helicopters, which has not commented on the tragedy….