Helicopter crash kills five in French Alps
Paris, France. A helicopter has crashed in the French Alps killing five of the six people on board. The helicopter was carrying mountain rescue team on a training mission.
The fatal crash took place near he town of Bonvillard in the Savoie area on Tuesday evening. as it fell from an altitude of 1,800 meters.
Pascal Bolot, a Savoie official, was quoted as saying at a press conference on Tuesday night that the pilot of the crash was being evacuated in “difficult condition.”
The surviving pilot had raised the alarm at around 19:10 local time (18:10 GMT) after managing to escape from the helicopter. The cause of the accident has not been identified yet but local authorities point at the bad weather conditions.
French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute in a tweet to rescuers who “to save lives, are taking all the risks.” He said the injured victim is “fighting for life.”
The crew onboard consisted of two pilots – one in training – along with two winch operators and two mountain rescue workers.
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