None of the 13 people onboard a Cougar Helicopters flight was injured in an incident, in which passengers reported a loud bang and a flash of light.

A helicopter carrying offshore oil workers suffered a suspected lightning strike last week in Canada, forcing the aircraft back to base. This incident took place on 3 January and affected Cougar ...

Cougar Helicopters Flight 881, carrying 11 offshore workers and two flight crew, returned to base and landed safely after a suspected lightning strike on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025.

Sixty passengers and four crew from the plane are presumed dead from the crash, which also killed the three military members ...

In a news release, the offshore regulator said the helicopter was escorted back ... looking for evidence of a lightning strike, but found nothing. No one was injured in the incident.