Alberta helicopter pilot dies following crash

A helicopter pilot has succumbed to his injuries while being airlifted to a Calgary hospital afterhis chopper crashed near Canmore, Alta.

There were fivepeople on boardwhen the helicopter went down near Grotto Mountain around 10:30 a.m. MT Friday.

It took hours to get survivors off the mountain.

Thefour passengers received non-life-threatening injuries butwill be transported to Calgary for evaluation.

The Bell 206 helicopterbelonged to Kananaskis Heli Tours.

Company spokesman Gerry Webersaid the pilot was taking the group of fouron an aerial tour of the Bow Valley.

The crash site is currently inaccessible to investigators due tobad weather. The Transportation Safety Board has been made aware of the crash, and will be following up to try to determine the cause.