Helicopter Crashes Off Canada

摘要

Rescuers combed the frigid waters off Canada's Atlantic coast on Thursday looking for survivors after a helicopter carrying 18 people crashed as it ferried workers to two offshore oil facilities. One person has been rescued after the crash off the coast of Newfoundland, said Rick Burt, general manger of Cougar Helicopters, which operated the Sikorsky S-92 transport. CBC television reported that one person had been found dead, while 16 were still missing. Tw o life rafts also have been pulled from the water, but nobody was in them, rescuers said.