Big news coming out of Greece right now. A private helicopter has crashed on the Greek island of Sifnos. Three people are reported to have died in this accident. Relief and rescue operations are going on. A video of the accident has also surfaced, in which billows of smoke can be seen emanating from the scene from a distance. No further details are currently available. Officials are investigating the incident.
A private helicopter crashed on the popular Greek tourist island of Sifnos on Monday, killing three people, Greek officials said. The fire department said the helicopter crashed in the Tholos area of Sifnos and caught fire. The department further said that three dead bodies have been recovered from the spot. The identity of the people on board the helicopter and the cause of the crash were not immediately known.
Recently there was also a plane crash in Essex in eastern England. The deceased have been identified as a 24-year-old Indian student and a 26-year-old pilot of Indian origin. According to reports, they had hired a two-seater plane. Essex Police detectives investigating the fatal plane crash in Ongar on June 30 said they had completed the process of identifying the victims as passenger Vamshi Mandala and pilot Dylan Patel. Both took off from North Weald Airfield. The flight was intended as a “short flight experience flight” to celebrate Mandala’s completion of his university studies, but an accident occurred shortly after takeoff.
“My thoughts and those of my officers are with the family and friends of Vamshi and Dylan as they go through this tragic time,” said Detective Chief Superintendent Morgan Cronin of Essex Police. He added, “The formal identification process was a complex one, and we handled it with great sensitivity. I would like to thank those who helped at the scene and those involved in the investigation. The way they did their job and respected the dignity of Vamshi and Dylan is admirable.”