National News Copter crash in Saitama claims five

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A rescue helicopter crashed July 25 on a mountain in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, and the five people aboard were confirmed killed, police said. Prior to the accident, two rescue workers who had been on the aircraft, which is owned by the Saitama Prefectural Government, had been lowered to the ground to help a 55-year-old female climber who had fallen into a waterfall basin. The five who died were pilot Akira Matsumoto, copilot Shinichi Nishikawa, aviation safety workers Yoshimasa Nakagomi and Kenichi Tobari, and Atsushi Osawa, a rescue worker from a local fire department. (Kyodo News)

遭難者救助中防災ヘリ墜落で5人死亡

7月25日、埼玉県秩父市の山中で登山者の救助活動中に県防災ヘリコプターが墜落し、5人が死亡した。

Shukan ST: August 6, 2010

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