The American-made Bell 505 helicopter is owned by the Northern Helicopter Company, a unit of the Ministry of Defence. It took off at 16:56 local time and contact was lost about 20 minutes later at 17:15.
A military helicopter carrying tourists crashed today near the Ha Long Bay World Heritage Site in northeast Vietnam, killing two people, the People’s Army newspaper, which belongs to the country’s armed forces, reported.
The American-made Bell 505 helicopter is owned by the Northern Helicopter Company, a unit of the Ministry of Defence. It took off at 16:56 local time and contact was lost about 20 minutes later at 17:15.
In addition to the captain, who is a military man, there were four tourists on board the helicopter. Two bodies and the wreckage of the helicopter were found near the shore, according to the newspaper. Local military forces began a search and rescue operation as soon as they lost contact with the helicopter.
The air tour of Ha Long Bay costs from 2.5 to 7.35 million dong (about 100-320 euros) and lasts from 10 minutes to half an hour.
Source :Skai
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