VICTORIA — A helicopter carrying a wildfire attack crew had to make a forced landing in a forested area near Pemberton on Wednesday.

Forests Minister Ravi Parmar said he was relieved that everyone aboard the helicopter was accounted for and there were no critical injuries.

Parmar told a news briefing related to wildfires and heat that it happened while the crew was responding to a blaze south of Pemberton, about 150 kilometres northeast of Vancouver, where smoke has descended across the region.

Cliff Chapman, the director of provincial operations for the B.C. Wildfire Service, said a pilot and three wildfire staff members were on board the aircraft.

Those involved were reportedly walking following the incident, he said.

“They are being supported both by the extraction crew as well as

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