2023-09-17 19:58:45
A terrible accident. Searches continue this Sunday in Turkey to find the bodies of three crew members of a helicopter engaged in the fight against forest fires near the tourist city of Izmir (west), declared dead by local authorities.
The helicopter had three Kyrgyz and a Turk on board when it crashed into a lake where it was drawing water to fight a fire on Saturday evening. Only one of the Kyrgyz was able to be saved and urgently hospitalized, without his life being in danger.
Debris of the device spotted
“We are saddened to learn that the crew members of our helicopter, which fell into a lake while fighting the forest fire, lost their lives,” said Menderes Deputy Mayor Erkan Ozkan. “Rescue service divers have spotted the debris of the aircraft, but the visibility is very low and they cannot see clearly at the moment,” previously said the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Ibrahim Yumakli. , speaking on television.
We could see on images broadcast by television channels, boats having recovered debris and still searching for bodies.
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