BREAKING NEWS: 3 dead in helicopter crash in Canadian Arctic

The Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Amundsen in 2005. A helicopter operating with the vessel has crashed in the Canadian Arctic. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press)
The Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Amundsen in 2005. A helicopter operating with the vessel has crashed in the Canadian Arctic. (Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press)
A helicopter operating with the Canadian Goast Guard research icebreaker Amundsen has crashed into the Arctic Ocean.

Three crew aboard the helicopter died, CBC News has learned.

There were no survivors.

The Amundsen recently departed Resolute to continue its research voyage. It was at sea when the crash occurred.

CBC News

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