Vancouver Island pilot, forestry worker killed in helicopter crash
15-07-2026 20:00 via nanaimobulletin.com

Vancouver Island pilot, forestry worker killed in helicopter crash

Two people have died after a helicopter crash in Loughborough Inlet, just north of Sayward on Tuesday morning.
According to a Facebook post by Campbell River-based West Coast Helicopters, a Hughes 500 helicopter was being flown in the area for forestry operations. At 6:15 a.m., the helicopter went down with a pilot and two forestry workers from CFMG. The pilot, Riley Browne who worked for West Coast Helicopters, and a CFMG crew member did not survive. The other CFMG crew member did survive the c
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