Antarctica memorial held for 3 Canadians killed in plane crash
U.S. National Science Foundation stages ceremony, flies the Maple Leaf at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
The Canadian Press
Posted: Jan 28, 2013 3:00 PM CST
Last Updated: Jan 28, 2013 2:25 PM CST
A memorial ceremony was held in Antarctica for three Canadians killed when their plane crashed into a mountain last week. (Blaise Kuo Tiong/National Science Foundation/Canadian Press)
A memorial service has been held in Antarctica to honour three Canadians who died in a plane crash there last week.
The three employees of Calgary-based Kenn Borek Air were killed when their Twin Otter slammed into Mount Elizabeth on Wednesday. The victims’ bodies have not been recovered because of poor weather conditions and the dangerous place the plane went down on the mountain.
The U.S. National Science Foundation held the ceremony at its Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station.
The agency says the dead men made the ultimate sacrifice while supporting scientific research in a remote and hostile environment.
American and New Zealand searchers did recover the voice recorder from the plane's tail and it's being sent to Ottawa to be examined. Canada’s Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
Searchers said they may try to recover the mens’ bodies in October, when winter in Antarctica is over.
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