A photo from the crash scene shows the helicopter upside down, with most of the cabin apparently crushed.

With the help of the Air 1 helicopter, police pursued the stolen car at speeds over 100 km/h until they were finally able to slow it down with tire deflation devices.

The helicopter was just 30 meters from the cloud tops and conceivably would have broken through into clear air in a matter of seconds

A police spokeswoman says three people in the car, a 67-year-old man and two teenage girls, aged 16 and 14, have died.

Ornge was forced to suspend services on September 12th over safety concerns raised about the landing spot, specifically with obstacles affecting Ornge's helicopter procedures.

The suspension comes in response to an internally raised safety concern, Ornge said in a statement.

STARS CEO and president Andrea Robertson said 50 per cent of its annual funds to operate bases in Saskatoon and Regina is raised through events like Rescue on the Prairie.

Rescue on the Prairie participants were airlifted by STARS to a remote location where they are raising enough money to secure a flight back to Saskatoon.

This year’s calendar campaign kicked off at STARS’ Saskatoon base on Wednesday.

A male motorcyclist was flown to Kelowna General Hospital by helicopter.