Seven Killed in Helicopter Crash in San Juan Province
- A Bell 412 helicopter crashed on Wednesday in San Juan Province while combating forest fires and heading to La Rioja Province for assistance, killing seven people.
- The helicopter lost contact with base at about 10:30 am and was later found in a remote area of the park; the cause of the accident is under investigation.
- Among the deceased were four provincial government officials, including the deputy chief of police and chiefs of fire and civil protection services.
- San Juan Province Governor Marcelo Orrego expressed deep sorrow over the loss, announced three days of mourning, and extended sympathies to the families of the victims, including the pilot and firefighters onboard.
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Seven dead in horror helicopter crash after aircraft vanishes from radar on mission in Andes Mountains
Seven people have died in a helicopter crash in the Andes Mountains in Argentina.The helicopter crew was on a training mission which lost contact with air control shortly after taking off in the Ischigualasto Provincial Park, a Unesco World Heritage site in San Juan.The aircraft, a Bell 412 helicopter, lost contact at 10.26am local time near the border with La Rioja province.Argentinian authorities searched through the more than 100,000-acre nat…
Four of the victims were senior officials of the government of San Juan province, where the accident occurred.
Among the victims are fire, police, civil protection and emergency services personnel.
Contact was lost in the morning while the aircraft was participating in a training mission before being mobilized to fight a fire in the province of La Rioja.
Seven people died on Wednesday when the helicopter they were traveling in the Argentine province of San Juan, in the west of the country, including the director of Civil Protection and police authorities of this province, according to official sources. The Bell 412 helicopter hired by the Federal Emergency Agency (AFE) ... Continue reading "Tragedy in Argentina: seven people die after a helicopter falls in San Juan" The post Tragedy in Argentina…
Helicopter crash kills seven in Argentina
Seven people died when a firefighting helicopter in Argentina’s western San Juan province crashed on Wednesday, a local official said. The Bell 412 aircraft was used to combat forest fires in San Juan’s Ischigualasto natural park. “With profound sorrow we received the news of the helicopter accident that occurred in our province, in which seven Read More: https://punchng.com/helicopter-crash-kills-seven-in-argentina/
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