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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: silver ghost on January 17, 2012, 08:25:49 PM

Title: Police Chopper crashes in Chilliwack
Post by: silver ghost on January 17, 2012, 08:25:49 PM
Anyone else wondering what the commotion was down on Vedder road today?

Myself and Fishin-Squirrel were packing up just outside of Freds when we saw some 9 odd police vehicles - trucks, SUVs, Van, Crown Vic's speeding [or trying to] down Vedder road towards Cultus Lake. 2 Ambulances followed.

Apparently there was a helicopter crash and an RCMP pilot/civilian were killed!

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/01/17/b-c-rcmp-helicopter-crash-kills-pilot-passenger/

http://www.theprogress.com/news/137524553.html

I was also wondering what was going on as when I was heading towards hwy #1 west... four more police vehicles were stopping traffic in strange and seemingly unco-ordinated places near cottonwood mall...One officer looked pretty pissed off when his cruiser got stuck and got out and started thrashing his fist at motorists, lol
Title: Re: Police Chopper crashes in Chilliwack
Post by: TayC on January 17, 2012, 08:29:35 PM
what time was this at?
Title: Re: Police Chopper crashes in Chilliwack
Post by: silver ghost on January 17, 2012, 08:34:41 PM
Quote from: TayC on January 17, 2012, 08:29:35 PM
what time was this at?

We saw the cops speeding down the road around 2ish
Title: Re: Police Chopper crashes in Chilliwack
Post by: TayC on January 17, 2012, 08:38:08 PM
Quote from: fishunter on January 17, 2012, 08:34:41 PM
We saw the cops speeding down the road around 2ish

ahh ok, my wife saw them whip by the house and was asking me if I knew anything. 

never good news when lives are taken.
Title: Re: Police Chopper crashes in Chilliwack
Post by: Fish Assassin on January 17, 2012, 08:50:52 PM
http://home.mytelus.com/telusen/portal/NewsChannel.aspx?CatID=National&ArticleID=news/capfeed/national/16320528.xml
Title: Re: Police Chopper crashes in Chilliwack
Post by: silver ghost on January 17, 2012, 09:16:02 PM
I know, I was pretty sad to find that out after being in that area only hours before.