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Coast Guard ships hope to recover helicopter that crashed in icy Arctic Ocean
GATINEAU, Qc - Two Canadian Coast Guard ships are trying to find and recover a helicopter that crashed last week in the icy Arctic Ocean.
Three men who were on board the helicopter, including the commander of the icebreaker Amundsen, died in the crash.
Post-mortem examinations have suggested the men likely survived the impact, but later died of hypothermia after being in the frigid water for about one hour.
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Vintage CCG said:Since the Canadian Coast Guard was created in January 1962 from the previous Department of Transport Marine Service, there have been 34 fatalities on duty (now 37).