A naval warfare officer from Nova Scotia missing after a helicopter crash in the Mediterranean Sea loved his job and cared deeply about others, according to his loved ones.
A naval warfare officer originally from Truro, N.S., is among five military members missing after their helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea.
Sub-Lt. Matthew Pyke was one of six Canadians aboard a CH-148 Cyclone helicopter when it went down Wednesday into international waters between Greece and Italy.
Sub.-Lt. Abbigail Cowbrough, a marine systems engineering officer, is the first known casualty of the crash.
The other four missing members are:
- Capt. Brenden Ian MacDonald, pilot, originally from New Glasgow, N.S.
- Capt. Kevin Hagen, pilot, originally from Nanaimo, B.C.
- Capt. Maxime Miron-Morin, air combat systems officer, originally from Trois-Rivières, Que.
- Master Cpl. Matthew Cousins, airborne electronic sensor operator, originally from Guelph, Ont.
Pyke, 34, loved his job and cared deeply about others, said his distant cousin Lynette Casey.
“He had the biggest heart of anybody that I know,” said Casey. “He