Italy Helicopter crashes with seven people on board

Italy: Helicopter crashes with seven people on board

He disappeared from the radar under mysterious circumstances

Helicopter crashes with seven people on board – child among victims

The crashed helicopter was found in a rural area in Italy.

The crashed helicopter was found in a rural area in Italy.

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November 5, 2022 at 5:13 pm

He disappeared from the radar on Saturday morning – now it’s a sad certainty: the helicopter of a private company with seven people on board crashed in southern Italy. As reported by “La Repubblica”, a 13-year-old child was among the victims.

Slovenian family and doctor likely among helicopter crash victims

On Saturday afternoon, rescue teams searched for the helicopter in the area of ​​Apricena, near the town of Foggia, in Puglia, for which contact had previously been lost, as the fire department announced on Twitter. Around 2 pm, the sad news: the helicopter crashed, there are no survivors. It was found in Castelpagano di Apricena, in a rural area. According to the first findings, a Slovenian family, a doctor and two pilots were on board.

Tragic: The doctor was probably on his way home after his shift. Because of bad weather, he would have decided not to take the ship. Instead, he got into the helicopter, it is said.

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According to Italian media reports, the reason for the accident may have been bad weather conditions. Thus, a storm ravaged the region where the helicopter crashed. The last contact was in the area between Apricena and San Severo. (dky)