The crash of a civilian helicopter on the heights of Courchevel made, according to a provisional report, two dead and three wounded, some of them in absolute urgency, announced Tuesday the gendarmes and the prefecture of Savoy.
The civilian helicopter took off from Courchevel at 3:41 p.m. with five people on board, said the gendarmes of Savoie, who had no further information immediately on the identity of the victims or the type of device used.
The provisional report, at 6.30 p.m., shows two dead people, one person in absolute urgency and two people in relative urgency
, adds the prefecture, which specifies that the alert was given around 5:20 p.m. by a witness who saw the helicopter fall, then smoke
.
The helicopter crashed on the crests of Mont Charvet, on the heights of Lac de la Rosière.
A team from the high-mountain gendarmerie (PGHM) platoon was dispatched to the scene, and the SATER plan, which aims to search for air accident victims, was triggered.
December 8, the crash of a French Air Service (SAF) helicopter near Albertville left 5 dead and one injured among the rescuers who were on board for training.
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