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UPDATE: 3 dead after ski adventure helicopter crashes north of Terrace

Unclear how many were aboard Northern Escape Heli-Skiing flight
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Mills Memorial Hospital in Terrace is awaiting casualties from a helicopter crash north of Terrace late Monday afternoon. (File photo)

A heli-skiing company says three people have died after one of its helicopters crashed in west-central British Columbia.

Northern Escape Heli-Skiing, which is based in Terrace, B.C., confirmed the deaths in a news release but did not say how many people were involved in the crash near the city.

B.C. Emergency Health Services says it was notified Monday afternoon about the crash, and that three air and five ground ambulances were dispatched.

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