Canadian Armed Forces officials provide update on military helicopter crash and search operation

Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Rear-Admiral Craig Baines, commander of Maritime command component, provided an update on the CH148 Cyclone helicopter crash.

Baines called this one of the most tragic events he could recall in his time with the Royal Canadian Navy.

The aircraft crashed off the coast of Greece during a training exercise Wednesday. NATO allies are assisting in the search and rescue efforts.

The body of one CAF member has been recovered, with five still missing. The five missing crew members have been identified - Capt. Brenden Ian MacDonald, originally from New Glasgow, N.S., and Capt. Kevin Hagen, originally from Nanaimo, B.C., are both pilots. The three others on board the helicopter were identified as Capt. Maxime Miron-Morin, an air combat systems officer originally from Trois-Rivières, Que., naval weapons officer Sub-Lt. Matthew Pyke, who is originally from Truro, N.S., and Master Cpl. Matthew Cousins, an airborne electronic sensor operator originally from Guelph, Ont.

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