Photo: Google Maps Sayward, BC UPDATE 4:40 p.m. The RCMP reports that the pilot of a helicopter that crashed in a remote area on the northeastern island of Vancouver has been killed. The police report on a press release that a helicopter was notified on Wednesday, which moved woods crashed north of the Sayward village along the johnstone. The Transport Safety Council sent a team of investigators to the village after a “helicopter crash”. He says the Hughes 369D helicopter crashed to the ground Wednesday morning in a remote area near the village on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island, about 75 miles north of the Campbell River. The security panel did not provide further details. The representative of the Maritime Forces Pacific Lt.-Cmdr. Tony Wright said the Joint Rescue Coordination Center sent a helicopter to look into the area. “When they got on stage, there was clearly a collision,” Wright said. Second Lieutenant Vatsal Shah, also with the JRCC, did not say if anyone was injured. The Hughes 369D helicopter is used for light work and is designed to carry four passengers. Sayward Mayor Mark Baker said the incident was not within the village area and he expected to hear more. ORIGINAL 2:50 p.m. The Transport Safety Council says it has deployed a team of investigators following a helicopter crash near Sayward, BC A safety panel notice states that the helicopter crashed to the ground, but gave no further details. Second Lieutenant Vatsal Shah, a public affairs officer at the Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Victoria, confirmed that a helicopter and search and rescue personnel had been dispatched to the scene. Shah did not say if anyone was injured. The Village of Sayward is located on the northeast coast of Vancouver Island. The Canadian Press
