OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says six people were aboard the Canadian Forces helicopter that crashed off Greece during a training exercise.
He says one person is a confirmed casualty and five are still missing.
The Prime Minister now highlighting the work our armed forces do to protect Canadians at home and abroad. Notes at this time of grief, our military is also helping fight #COVID19 by assisting in long term care facilities #cdnpoli
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The helicopter was flying a mission from HMCS Fredericton, a Canadian frigate taking part in a NATO mission.
In a briefing in Ottawa, chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance says the one sailor confirmed to have died is Sub-Lt. Abbigail Cowbrough of Nova Scotia.
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Vance says there’s nothing worse than seeing fellow service members go over the horizon and losing contact with them.
Multiple NATO countries are in an ongoing search-and-rescue operation in the Ionian Sea, hoping to find survivors.
