The office of Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has confirmed that one member of the Canadian Armed Forces passed away following the crash of a Snowbird jet in British Columbia on Sunday.
Snowbird crashes in Kamloops. pic.twitter.com/l5qQHOf7tR
— Steve Delaney (@TheKamloopian) May 17, 2020
The jet, which crashed in a residential area near the city's airport, was captured on video on its way down, as multiple eye-witnesses reported that the plane went up in flames mid-air.
WARNING: Video may be disturbing to some viewers. No graphic content is shown.
Here's a video that was sent to us at @RadioNLNews from earlier this morning. #Kamloops pic.twitter.com/hc61YWscmQ
— Victor Mario Kaisar (@supermario_47) May 17, 2020
The RCAF has announced that they are working on "determining the status of our personnel and supporting emergency personnel. When appropriate," and that "more information will be made available."
It is with heavy hearts that we announce that one member of the CF Snowbirds team has died and one has sustained serious injuries. We can confirm that we have contacted all primary family members of those involved. More information will be communicated in the near future.
— CF Snowbirds (@CFSnowbirds) May 17, 2020
In a tweet, the Snowbirds confirmed that one member had died, and one had sustained injuries. It was clarified later on that the injuries are not serious or life threatening.
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