Yesterday March 16, 2024 a AW139 helicopter, tail number I-COLK, operated by Avincis about to be on Hems duty at Borgosesia Hems base (Piemonte Region, up north Italy) did a hard landing when performing a Hems rescue at 4500 metre altitude in the Italian Alps just short of Regina Margherita hight alpine refuge (the highest mountain refuge in Europe) built on top of mount Rosa at 4634 metre, one of the highest mount in Europe and second only to Mount Bianco.
There where four POB on board: the pilot, hoist operator, mountain rescue man and mountain operator with avalanche search dog; all four on board escaped the wreck uninjured.
It is unknown what exactly had happened, investigation in due course.
link:
https://www.lastampa.it/verbano-cusi...rita-14151268/
Regina margherita refuge in the background.
