Ornge Sikorsky Air ambulance accident Northern Ontario

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Air ambulance crashes in Northern Ontario

A search and rescue effort is underway after an air ambulance crashed while en route from Moosonee to Attawapiskat early Friday morning.

Two crew members and two paramedics were on board the air ambulance at the time.
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Horrible news RIP
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Horrible news to start the day.

Prayers to the families who lost a dedicated family member.
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EA757 wrote:Air ambulance crashes in Northern Ontario

A search and rescue effort is underway after an air ambulance crashed while en route from Moosonee to Attawapiskat early Friday morning.

Two crew members and two paramedics were on board the air ambulance at the time.

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Military rescue crews had managed to parachute into the scene shortly after daybreak Friday, a CFB Trenton spokesman had said.

“It’s in dense brush about two miles off the airport,” Capt. Keith Hoey told the Star.

The helicopter had been flying from its base in Moosonee to Attawapiskat when it went down just after midnight.

CYMO Moosonee Airport
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Please PM medics' names - my friend and former collegue was working his last shift in YMO before transferring to YQT. Hoping he wasn't on board.
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Terrible news. When I flew medevacs, Moose was a familiar stop. My thoughts and prayers are with the crew, their families and their coworkers :( This is a very sad day.
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Sulako wrote:Terrible news. When I flew medevacs, Moose was a familiar stop. My thoughts and prayers are with the crew, their families and their coworkers :( This is a very sad day.
+1. Ive been in and out of Moose too many times to count. This is indeed a sad day. My condolences to the friends and family of those lost. These northern medevac teams are top notch people who sacrifice alot to provide the services they do, in the most remote places in our country. My respect for those that do this job!

Fly safe all.
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:smt089

A very unhappy day.
RIP my friend.
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Very sad news.
RIP
Condolences to all effected :(
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What a f***ing day this is! Unbelievable!

Condolences to all the families!
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Please PM the names of the medics. My wife is a nurse and sees the all the time at the hospital.

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TORONTO, May 31, 2013 /CNW/ - Ornge advises that a news conference will be held today at 11:30 a.m. in the lobby at its head office, 5310 Explorer Drive, Mississauga. Rob Giguere, Chief Operating Officer will deliver remarks pertaining to this morning's fatal accident.

A teleconference line will be available. Details are as follows:

416-849-7326 / 1-888-848-5559
Participant: 785-9914#

SOURCE: Ornge
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I think this is the latest

http://read.thestar.com/#!/article/51a8 ... rn-ontario

The paramedics named for those of you that knew them.
Tremendously sad day

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So sad. My condolences to all affected.
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Very sad day. My condolences to the families of the medics and crew.
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Names have been released. RIP.

The four victims were identified as Capt. Don Filliter of Skead, Ont., First Officer Jacques Dupuy, of Otterburn-Park, Que., paramedic Dustin Dagenais, of Moose Factory, Ont., and paramedic Chris Snowball, of Burlington, Ont.
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Simply brutal :( My sincerest and most heartfelt condolences and hugs to all the families, friends and co workers.
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