1 body recovered from Airmedic helicopter crash on Quebec's North Shore; 3 still missing

CBC News

· Posted: Jun 24, 2025 10:30 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago

The assemblage of 1 of the 4 radical missing since Friday's Airmedic chopper clang connected Quebec's North Shore was recovered Monday evening.

The company, which specializes successful exigency aesculapian transport, confirmed that divers with the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) recovered 1 of the aircraft's unit members astatine astir 7 p.m.

In a connection precocious Monday night, Airmedic said its thoughts are "with the household and loved ones of our colleague, to whom we connection our astir sincere condolences."

The individuality of the unfortunate volition beryllium released by the coroner erstwhile ceremonial recognition has been completed and the family's consent is obtained, the institution said.

The Airmedic chopper carrying four unit members and 1 passenger crashed into Watshishou Lake astir 10:30 p.m. Friday, adjacent Natashquan, Que., astir 1,000 kilometres northeast of Montreal, during a transport operation. 

One of the unit members managed to escape in circumstances that are inactive unclear. That person was transported to infirmary with non-life-threatening injuries.

Search efforts to find the craft and the different 3 individuals inactive missing are expected to proceed Tuesday.

"During these achy hours, the entire Airmedic family is successful mourning," institution spokesperson Raphaële Bourgault wrote successful a statement. "We are profoundly shaken and basal successful solidarity with 1 different done this hard time."

Airmedic said it suspended its formation operations successful the aftermath of the crash in bid to prioritize the well-being of its teams and connection them the enactment they need.

Psychosocial resources person been made disposable to employees, the institution said.

An autarkic probe into the crash, led by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, has been launched.