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Worker dies after falling through ice at Suncor Energy plant A man is dead following a freak accident in Alberta this weekend. According to a statement from Suncor Energy, on Friday, a dozer broke through the ice of an inactive tailings pond at the companys base plant in Fort McMurray. The operator of the equipment, Patrick Poitras, was immediately declared unaccounted for. On Saturday, Suncor recovered Poitras body and confirmed his death. "It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we ...

  EDMONTON -- Suncor has confirmed the death of a worker who was considered “unaccounted for” after the bulldozer he was driving crashed through the ice at a tailings pond in northern Alberta. Patrick Poitras, 25, was operating the dozer at the Suncor Base Plant on Wednesday afternoon when it broke through the ice of an inactive tailings pond. "It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we can now confirm the death of our co-worker," reads a Suncor statement. "Our thoughts remain ...

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Oilpatch giant Suncor says the body of a man whose bulldozer fell through the...

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Oilpatch giant Suncor says the body of a man whose bulldozer fell through the ice on one of its inactive tailings ponds earlier this week has now been recovered.  The company issued a statement saying emergency responders completed their recovery efforts for Patrick Poitras on Friday night. The worker was an […]

Suncor Energy and Wood Buffalo RCMP are continuing to try and recover the body of a worker who fell into a tai...

Suncor has identified the worker who died in a

Suncor has confirmed the worker who died in a Wednesday afternoon accident is Patrick Poitras, 25, of Saint-Andre, New Brunswick.

Posted: Jan 16, 2021 12:31 PM AT | Last Updated: January 16 Patrick Poitras, 25, of Saint-Andre, N.B., was operating a dozer at the Suncor Base Plant mine, north of Fort McMurray, Alta., when it fell through the ice on an inactive tailings pond on Wednesday afternoon.(Submitted by Joey St-Amand) The body of a New Brunswick man who died in a workplace accident in northern Alberta earlier this week has been recovered. Patrick Poitras, 25, of Saint-André, N.B., near Grand Falls, was operating a ...

Suncor has confirmed that a worker who was considered “unaccounted for” after an incident at a tailings pond in northern Alberta has died.

Posted: Jan 14, 2021 6:36 PM AT | Last Updated: January 14 Patrick Poitras, 25, from Saint-Andre, was operating a dozer that fell through ice at Suncors Base Plant mine north of Fort McMurray, Alta.(Submitted by Joey St-Amand) A man from Saint-André, near Grand Falls, is dead following a workplace accident at the Suncor Base Plant mine north of Fort McMurray, Alta., according to family members.   Patrick Poitras, 25, was operating a dozer that fell through ice on an inactive tailings pond ar...