Canadian Military Members Killed in Helicopter Crash Northwest of Ottawa, Says Trudeau

A Canadian Forces Military Police officer watches the water on Black Bear Beach near Garrison Petawawa in Petawawa, Ont. on June 20, 2023. The Royal Canadian Air Force is currently searching for two missing RCAF 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron members following a CH-147F Chinook early morning crash near Garrison Petawawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Without specifying the number of casualties, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that members of the Royal Canadian Air Force were killed on June 20 in a helicopter crash near a town northwest of Ottawa.

Initial reports from the Department of National Defence (DND) said the crash left two military members injured and another two missing.