Two RCAF members missing, two rescued after helicopter crash near Ottawa River
Jun 20, 2023 | 7:12 AM
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OTTAWA — The Royal Canadian Air Force is searching for two missing members following the crash of a military helicopter operating in eastern Ontario early this morning.
The Department of National Defence says four of the Royal Canadian Air Force members were on board a CH-147 Chinook helicopter when the crash happened after midnight near the Ottawa River close to Petawawa, Ont.
The Department says they were on board as part of a training flight.
Two of the crew were found by first responders and taken to hospital in Pembroke, Ont., but the two others are still missing.
