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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 company's 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 can now confirm the death of our co-worker Patrick Poitras, an employee of Christina River Constru...

  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 with Patrick's family, friends and coworkers." CTV News Edmonton spoke with his uncle Joey St-Amand...

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...