Early reports are often unreliable.
50 tourists were thought to be on the island and 23 have been accounted for so far, five of them confirmed dead. Every survivor had injuries
Some tourists were from the cruise ship Ovation of the Seas.
This link shows a damaged AS 350 (?) adjacent what looks to be a raised pad.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...no-new-zealand
2018 Video of heli operations.
Mjb