Canadian Air Force officials confirmed a CF-18 crashed near Cold Lake late Monday morning, and a short time later it was confirmed the pilot had died.
Officials said at about 11:09 a.m. on Monday, November 28, a CF-18 Hornet from 4 Wing Cold Lake crashed inside the Cold Lake Air Weapons Range inside Saskatchewan, close to the Primrose Lake Evaluation Range.
Early Monday afternoon, Lieutenant-General M.J. Hood spoke about the crash.
“It’s a very sad day for the Royal Canadian Air Force, our hearts go out to the family of our fallen member,” Lt.-Gen. Hood said.
“It’s just a reminder of the dangerous work we ask the men and women of our armed forces to do every day.”
RCAF officials tweeted the organization was focusing on the family of the pilot, and a flight safety investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of the crash.
As of Monday afternoon, the pilot’s family had not yet been notified, so the identity would not yet be released.
With files from Nicole Weisberg
