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(CNN) -- A helicopter carrying 18 people who work in the oil industry crashed in the Atlantic Ocean off Newfoundland, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, a CNN affiliate.
Weather conditions in the region were extremely cold and windy, according to CNN meteorologists. Air temperature was 33 degrees Fahrenheit, water temperature 34 degrees and wind chill 19. Winds were at 35 mph and waves were 6 to 10 feet high.
Lt. David Bowen, a Halifax-based official with military search and rescue, said two people and a life raft were spotted in the water, about 87 kilometers (54 miles) southeast of Newfoundland, CBC news reported.
"We don't have any further information on the raft itself," said Bowen, who said a mayday call was issued at 7:48 a.m. ET on Thursday.
The crew had been working southeast of St. John's at the White Rose offshore oil field, the report said.
"A helicopter arrived at the Health Sciences Center in St. John's at noon, carrying at least one survivor of the crash. Eastern Health told CBC News that it has cleared its emergency rooms to prepare for what it described as patients who are critically ill and hypothermic," CBC reported.
A Hercules plane sent from Nova Scotia, four Cormorant helicopters, a Canadian Coast Guard ship and personnel from offshore oil companies responded, the report said. A supply ship was also en route to the scene, it said.
Cougar Helicopters operates helicopters flying to and from the three oil fields in the waters off Newfoundland. It told CNN it is preparing a statement.