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2023 TOP STORIES: Helicopter crashes at Collingwood home

The pilot suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the October crash
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The helicopter on the left, usually lands on the pad to the right of the photo, but crash landed this morning, damaging some of the house and injuring the pilot.

News stories are written and posted everyday to this site, some get more clicks and readers than others.

As 2023 comes to a close, we're reviewing the most-read stories from CollingwoodToday.ca. 

Among the most popular stories of 2023 was a brief account of a private helicopter crash at a waterfront home. 

On Oct. 16, emergency crews were called to Mariner's Haven after a helicopter crashed. One of the waterfront homes in the area has a helicopter and landing pad on the edge of the water between the bay and the home. The helicopter crashed onto the lawn beside the landing pad and caused damage to some of the windows in the home. 

The pilot, also the homeowner, was injured, but the injuries were not life-threatening, and he was taken to hospital as a precaution.

 


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