Military Prepares to Pull Crashed Chinook Helicopter From Ottawa River

Military Prepares to Pull Crashed Chinook Helicopter From Ottawa River
Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) conduct searches around a series of islands on the Ottawa River near Fort William in the Pontiac Regional County Municipality on June 20, 2023. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
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The Canadian Armed Forces said it planned to begin the complicated process of pulling the wreckage of a downed CH-147F Chinook helicopter from the Ottawa River Tuesday, after a crash killed two pilots last month.

Four Royal Canadian Air Force members were conducting a normal nighttime training exercise around midnight near the Petawawa military base on June 20 when the helicopter crashed into the water, killing two of the members on board and injuring two others.