Helicopter crashes in France, 5 rescuers killed, one injured

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Paris: Five members of a mountain rescue team were killed and one was seriously injured when a helicopter crashed (Crash) in the Alps mountain range of France. Officials gave this information. The Savoy Provincial Administration said in a statement that the helicopter was carrying the team on a training operation in the Savoy region on Tuesday evening.

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The helicopter dropped below a height of 1,800 meters (5.905 ft). Officials said the surviving member was successful in giving information and was taken to a hospital in the city of Grenoble. Local officials said the weather was very bad. French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted and paid tribute to the rescuers. He said that the injured victim is struggling for his life. The investigation of the accident has been started.

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