Germany helicopter crash: Two soldiers die after aircraft crash into river | World | News

According to an official, two members of the German army died after hitting a river near Grimma Town. German politician Thomas Erndl said that the two members of the armed forces “lost their lives” during an educational exercise on Tuesday. Air Force Spokesman said military aircraft hit the Mulde River in Saxony during an training flight. The helicopter had disappeared from the air traffic control radar at 10:30 at the local time (9.30 BST) on July 29th.

About an hour later, the police reportedly warned about “helicopter pieces in water”. Federal, state and water officials were called to the scene and a limited military zone was established around the accident area.

According to Germany’s DPA News Agency reports, large amounts of kerosene infiltrated the river, about 50 emergency personnel launched a storage operation before trying to save the helicopter.

The Ministry of Defense confirmed that the helicopter was run by members of the armed forces and that it was with additional soldiers to help rescue efforts.

Leipzig Fire Department is forced to access the wreckage of emergency services, because it lies in the middle of the river passing through the western part of Saxony.

A police spokesman said: “Forces from Grimma Police Station, Leipzig Criminal Investigation Department, Saxon Riot Police and water police helped [from] About 11:30, [a] Cord and search operations.

“At 13:30, Bundeswehr founded a military security circle around the accident area, and the Federal Aviation Office established an out -of -flight zone of two sea miles.

“Colleagues in Bundeswehr [German military] He started investigations about the cause of the accident. “