Out of Country LODD: Forest firefighter killed in a helicopter crash

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Out of Country LODD: Forest firefighter killed in a helicopter crash

Le site officiel à "SCOOP" LODD : UN POMPIER DE QUÉBEC MEURT EN DEVOIR EN ALBERTA:

A Quebec forest firefighter killed in a helicopter crash north of Fort McMurray (ALBERTA) on the weekend has been identified.

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. (CP) -
Patrick Dominic Watters-Michaud, 22, of Quebec City, was a wildland firefighter employed seasonally with Alberta Sustainable Resource Development.

He was a passenger on the A-Star BA Helicopter operated by Phoenix Heli-Flight out of Fort McMurray.

The pilot and three other firefighters were treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

The pilot and one firefighter have been released from hospital, two others remain in hospital care.

The Transportation Safety Board is investigating.

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The forest firefighter killed in a helicopter crash was identified today as Patrick Dominic Watters-Michaud.

The 22-year-old came from Quebec City to work in Alberta as a wildland firefighter, a seasonal job through Alberta Sustainable Resource Development.

On Sunday, Watters-Michaud was part of a rapid response team on stand-by near Johnson Lake, 120 kilometres northeast of Fort McMurray. The crew was on its way back to Fort McMurray at about 8 p.m. when the helicopter crashed.

Doug Knight, president of the Alberta Uni"

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Sunday, July 29, 2007