A Royal Canadian Air Force CH-147 Chinook helicopter crashed near Petawawa, Ontario, during a training exercise shortly after midnight on Tuesday. Four crew members were aboard the aircraft when the incident occurred near the Ottawa River, approximately 99 miles northwest of Ottawa. Two crew members were promptly located by first responders and transported to a hospital in Pembroke. However, the remaining two crew members are still missing. A search and rescue operation involving approximately 50 Canadian Armed Forces personnel, supported by the Ontario Provincial Police marine unit, local fire departments, and military aircraft, is currently underway. The public is being asked to avoid the area around Garrison Petawawa to facilitate the search and preserve the crash site.
