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4 dead after New Year’s Day helicopter crash in northern Alberta
helicopter crash in northern Alberta on New Year’s Day.Spirit River RCMP said officers were dispatched after receiving the call from an Emergency Location Transmitter on Jan. 1, from an area near Grande Prairie, Alta.An ELT helps rescuers find aircraft and people in distress following an aircraft impact with terrain.RCMP said in a media release Saturday that the transmitter signal had come from a Robinson R44 helicopter, a common design.The downed helicopter was located in a farmer’s field in the Birch Hills County area, which is northeast of Grande Prairie.When RCMP arrived on scene all four occupants were declared dead.“It appears to be a family of four,” said Sgt.