An 118 helicopter crashed in the Campo Felice area while engaged in the recovery of a skier who was the victim of an accident.
Six passengers at the time of the crash that occurred from a quota of 600 meters.
A group of mountain rescue has just been mobilized from the headquarters of rescue for the Hotel Rigopiano to reach the accident site and recover any missing persons.
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"No survivors on the AW-139 fallen in Abruzzo"
The Mountain Rescue group mobilized from Penne to reach the crash site found no survivors.
Passed the 6 passengers and the skier who tried to rescue 1.600 mt. The helicopter, an AugustaWestland AW-139 brands EC-KJT fell from a height of 600 mt while trying to land to recover a skier with very serious fractures. According to various press sources, the helicopter pilot thought it possible to land despite bad weather.
