Three people have been taken to hospital after a helicopter made a forced landing in the Mackenzie Mountains south of Norman Wells.
On Thursday at approximately 11:30 a.m., police received a report that a Sahtu Helicopter Bell 407 had "gone down" in the mountains near mile 110 Canol Trail, stated a news release Friday afternoon.
The helicopter was carrying six passengers. Three were transported to Stanton Territorial Hospital for non-life threatening injuries, according to police.
The pilot and other passengers "did not appear to be injured," stated the news release.
Transport Canada and Transportation Safety Board have been notified of the incident and will be launching an investigation.
Representatives from Sahtu Helicopters, a Norman Wells-based aviation company founded in 2004, were unavailable for comment Friday afternoon.
More to come.