“I remember we all got out of the helicopter. Then I lost them”, he told people he talked to in the hospital – Two dead and two rescued the final account of the tragedy in Samos
By Louisa Krondiris
The moment the helicopter fell into the sea and the causes that caused the tragedy were described by the first Moldovan who was rescued in the sea Samos.
According to what he told people who spoke to him at the hospital, when they came down to get water, a gust of wind hit the aircraft and flipped them over.
He remembers that with the impact everyone got out of the helicopterbut then lost them.
According to information, one of the two dead may have drowned, while the other has a blow to the head. The survivor’s wife is on the island and is with him in the hospital. According to the information, the Moldovan engineer is in very good condition, while the second Moldovan was also taken to the hospital.
The moment when the Moldovan is rescued and given first aid
The Moldovan engineer was the first to be found and rescued by the men of the Coast Guard, after the helicopter fell into the sea.
(photo source samos.24.gr)
The Moldovan showed strong symptoms of hypothermia and was taken by ambulance to the hospital, so that he could be given medical assistance and recover his body, as well as undergo the required tests.
According to information the helicopter had taken off from Samos at 16:39 and the accident occurred at 17:55 in the sea area of Agios Minas in the Plaka location.
Beaufort 6 winds prevailed in the firefighting area.
The crew of the E/P was one Romanian, two Moldovans and one Greek translator.
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