Provincial Police Investigating Helicopter Crash Near Sept-iles, Quebec

The Canadian Press, 02 Sep, 2015 12:07 PM

SEPT-ILES, Que. — Rescue teams have been dispatched to the site of a helicopter crash on Quebec's North Shore.

Five people were reportedly aboard — four passengers and the pilot — but their condition is unknown.

The helicopter belonged to a private firm and crashed today about 40 kilometres north of Sept-Iles, Que., in a heavily forested area not accessible by road.

Provincial police say the plane departed Sept-Iles airport this morning and they received a call about the crash at 9:45 a.m.

Firefighters and paramedics managed to get to the site by helicopter.

Provincial police and the Canadian Armed Forces were also heading to the site.

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