BC helicopter accident: killed three people identified as Italian

 

It is reported that three Italians have died after a helicopter crashed at terrace in British Columbia have been identified. One of the victims was Heiner Junior Oberauch, and one of the four injured in the accident was his brother Jacob Oberauch, the media reported, citing the Italian news agency. Jacob Oberauch is the CEO of outdoor sports clothing company Sportler Group. Jacob Oberauch is hospitalized. The names of the other two killed have not been released by the agency.

On Monday evening, a helicopter owned by a heli-skiing company crashed. Northern Escape will work with the RCMP and other authorities to determine the cause of the accident, said heli-skiing president John Forrest.