Georgetown Helicopter Crash - Georgetown and Acton Man Taken to Hospital

Posted: Apr. 19, 2008 Under: Halton Hills Permanent Link to this Article

Emergency crews raced to an area near 9th line and 10th side road, where the helicopter carrying two people crashed behind St. Catherine of Alexandria Catholic School around 2 p.m. today. Two men were rushed to hospital.

Helicopter Crash in Georgetown

Witnesses told in-Georgetown that the helicopter had been had been attempting to land, when the tail end hit the ground, flipped over and crashed.

Helicopter Crash in Georgetown

Both males, one from Georgetown the other from Acton, were taken to nearby Georgetown Hospital with varying degrees of injuries before one of them was airlifted to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, police said.

Helicopter Crash in Georgetown

Police have cordoned off the area while the investigation continues. The Federal Transportation Board has been called in to investigate.

Helicopter Crash in Georgetown

Exclusive Photos by: Kayla Yestal – in-Georgetown Staff Photographer


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