Helicopter fell in Chanmico Lagoon in San Juan Opico - Today's News in El Salvador

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An Air Force helicopter crashed in the Chanmico lagoon, San Juan Opico, La Libertad, while it was refueling with water using the Bamby Bucket system to put out the fire that affected part of the San Salvador Volcano. The incident occurred on Sunday afternoon, when the helicopter was collecting water from the lagoon to put out a fire on the Volcano. Residents of the area recorded the exact moment when the aircraft crashed into the lagoon. The Arm…

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The helicopter was carrying out fire suffocation tasks in the northern sector of the Escalon colony, in the San Salvador Volcano. EL SALVADOR.- On Sunday, February 1, Cruz Verde Salvadoreña reported the fall of a helicopter in the Chanmico lagoon, in San Juan Opico, while collecting water to stifle the fire on the slopes of the San Salvador volcano. “Elementos de Cruz Verde Lourdes mobilized to the site to provide assistance to the injured, whil…

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This afternoon, a helicopter carrying out fire-extinguishing work in the San Salvador volcano was reported to have fallen. According to preliminary data, the helicopter, where four crew members were travelling, fell on the Chanmico lagoon in Opico. Elements of the Air Force and lifeguards of Cruz Verde, provided pre-hospital assistance and transfer of victims injured in the air crash. In a video circulating on social networks, the unit is seen c…