POSTVILLE, Newfoundland, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A helicopter pilot working for a Canadian uranium exploration company was killed Wednesday in a crash in Labrador.
The pilot, whose identity had not been released late Wednesday, was the only person on board the helicopter, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported. He crashed shortly after refueling at a landing pad in Postville near the northern coast of Labrador.
The helicopter burst into flames as it descended, coming down in the water. A Royal Canadian Mounted Police airplane and search vessel were sent to the area, along with a search-and-rescue helicopter from the Canadian Forces base in Goose Bay.
The pilot had been working for Baywater Uranium Corp., a Vancouver company carrying out exploration in the area. The helicopter belonged to Newfoundland Helicopters.
The body was flown to St. John’s, Newfoundland, for autopsy.
