Gander, airport reopens after helicopter crash, investigation ongoing
The pilot, the only person aboard the Kaman KMax helicopter, died in the crash.
Pilot, who was the lone occupant, was conducting heli-logging operations when the chopper crashed
The names of the people who died have not been released
Investigators found no indication of mechanical or structural problems with the aircraft
The family lived together in the small farming community of DeBolt, Alta.
RCMP responded to emergency signal in rural county, found crashed helicopter, no survivors
Police-escorted procession brought Capt. Kevin Hagen’s remains to Saanich funeral home
Capt. Kevin Hagen and five other Canadian Armed Forces members were on a NATO training mission
The search has been complicated by a large debris field, chief of defence says
All six passengers escaped without major injuries