BREAKING | The Royal Canadian Air Force says there's been some kind of incident involving a CH-147 Chinook helicopter near CFB Petawawa.
Posted: Jun 20, 2023 7:31 AM EDT | Last Updated: 24 minutes ago
The Department of National Defence says two people are missing and another two are in hospital after a helicopter crashed into the Ottawa River near Garrison Petawawa during a training flight early Tuesday morning. Four Canadian Armed Forces personnel were on board the CH-147 Chinook at the time, according to a tweet from National Defence Minister Anita Anand.
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