Crews respond to fatal heli ski crash north of Terrace, B.C.
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Northern Escape Heli Skiing confirmed that one of its aircraft crashed in the mountains north of Terrace, sometime around 4 p.m.
Rescue efforts were underway Monday evening after a heli ski helicopter crashed in Northern British Columbia.
Global News has learned there were fatalities in the crash, but the number of victims is unknown.
Northern Escape Heli Skiing confirmed that one of its aircraft crashed in the mountains north of Terrace, sometime around 4 p.m.
The company said it was working to confirm how many people were on board and what conditions they were in.
The helicopter was an Augusta A119 Koala, which can carry up to eight people.
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