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‘Business-savvy, genuine’: Pilot who died in B.C. helicopter crash remembered

Rob Blair was a former majority shareholder of U.S.-based boat company
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Rob Blair died in a helicopter crash east of Revelstoke on Friday, Jan. 5. (DCB Performance Marine)

The identity of the helicopter pilot who died in the crash on Friday (Jan. 5) in Glacier National Park was confirmed to be Rob Blair.

On Friday night, Blair was travelling from Calgary to Sicamous on what has now been confirmed as his private helicopter. It remains unclear what caused the aircraft to crash, but the RCMP, the Transportation Safety Board, and the BC Coroners’ Service will be investigating the incident to determine the cause.

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Zach Delaney

About the Author: Zach Delaney

I came to the Revelstoke Review from Ottawa, Ontario, where I earned a Master of Journalism degree from Carleton University.
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