A helicopter crash in northwest Alberta has killed one man and injured three others.
A Bell 206 was lifting off from a forestry tower southwest of Grande Prairie at about 6:30 p.m. Monday when it ran into problems, according to the RCMP. It crashed 100 metres away from the takeoff site.
The helicopter was fighting fires in the region.
A 20-year-old male passenger from Valleyview, a community east of Grande Prairie, died. Three other men were taken to hospital, two in serious condition.
John Lee, a spokesman for the Transportation Safety Board, said the pilot survived and may be able to provide critical information about the cause of the crash.
"That will be one of our major areas of interest because not only will he be able to provide us information on the occurrence and exactly what happened to his recollection, but quite a bit of background too of the operation leading up to the occurrence," he said.
Grande Prairie is 455 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.
Transport Canada is investigating.
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