Helicopter involved in Nunavut rescue goes down

[midwingcrisis]

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/sto ... nters.html

[thirdtimecharm]

I understand that all are back in Arviat safe and sound.

What an ordeal... glad to hear they are safe.

Anyone know which company was involved?

Again, in awe of the folks who would selflessly jump out of a Herc in that weather.

[ahramin]

SAR Techs are an amazing breed. One of them died in the last few years in very similar circumstances and yet they still jump.

[Heliian]

It's not a cliché when they say "they risk their lives" to rescue people. Accidents happen and I'm glad they are safe.

[YQLRookie]

The SAR Techs are a great bunch, they never cease to impress me. I had the pleasure of being onboard for a practice drop from a Herc, certainly impressive. Speaking of the Hercules, found this gem on CTV:
"Search-and-rescue personnel already on the scene in a hovering Hercules Helicopter parachuted to the ice below to assist."
It seems the government has found an aircraft to truly meet our SAR needs..

[bizjets101]

Helicopter that was chartered for the rescue was a Bell 206B JetRanger owned by Custom Helicopters Ltd. of Winnipeg was dispatched from its northern operating base in Gillam, Man., a relatively short distance from the rescue scene.

[grimey]

I love the different perspective that comes from being well away from the border, where 500 or so KM is "relatively close".

Good to hear the pilot's ok. Custom had a fatal crash near Cranberry Portage a few years ago, I'd hate for them (well, anyone) to have another tragedy on their hands.

[CFR]

It's not a cliché when they say "they risk their lives" to rescue people. Accidents happen and I'm glad they are safe.

"That Others May Live"

http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/dfs-ds ... p?id=13330

[Expat]

Much of it depends on how dangerously you live. The more you are exposed to a danger, over time the more you are able to develop a sense of that will not happen to me. We have a saying here in Af. The frog that is immersed in hot water jumps out quickly, while the one that is put in cold water on a burner will stay there until death.
Life as a pilot, or a SAR tech, will toughen your skin to the extend where you will do your duties until the end.

[180]

The helicopter did not crash. It landed on thin ice and subsequently broke through:

"Initial reports suggested the helicopter had crashed with the rescued hunters on board. Military officials later said it was not, in fact, a crash.

“The chartered civilian helicopter, which was chartered from Gillam, Man., broke through the ice after landing on an ice floe to rescue two overdue stranded hunters," said Maj. Isabelle Robitaille, the senior public affairs officer for the military's 1 Canadian Air Division."

Glad everyone is Okay, especially after a dip in minus 50 temperatures.

SarTechs rule!