EDMONTON — One person was taken to hospital Saturday afternoon after a helicopter crash near Slave Lake.
RCMP say the Bell 412 helicopter was helping battle wildfires when it crashed about 57 kilometres northeast of the town. It happened around 3:10 p.m.
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The pilot, and only person in the helicopter, was taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries.
Aviation investigators, the Transportation Safety Board and RCMP continue to investigate the cause of the crash.
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