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Four killed in helicopter crash in lake
The crash of a police helicopter in the Achensee probably on Wednesday morning, four people were killed. Until now, a body was pulled and that of a 38-year-old flight attendant from Tyrol.
Lot of media and onlookers four persons on board
On board was said to be a German policeman next pilot, air rescue and an Austrian policeman.
The crash of the helicopter called for at least one life. According to unconfirmed reports about noon, a second man was rescued from the Achensee. More is to currently unknown.
After further intensive search is missing. In use are water rescue, fire and rescue helicopter.
Accident between Gaisalm and Achenkirch
What led to the accident is still unclear. Contact with the helicopter was minutes before the crash stopped. The helicopter Eurocopter 135 crashed at around 10.00 clock on the western shore of Lake Achen between Gaisalm and Achenkirch.
The accident site is cordoned off a large area.
Albert Haselwanter eyewitnesses observed accident
At 10.10 clock eyewitnesses reported the crash to the police. Albert Haselwanter had observed the crash. The helicopter had crashed nose-diving in the lake.
Thousands of parts of the helicopter are distributed on the western shore.
Eye See Alber Haselwanter describes the crash
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Georg Pittl "machine immediately went down"
"The helicopter circled around first," said witness George Pittl against the ORF Tirol. "Then he pulled in low over the trees. I saw that he was constantly in decline. As a glider pilot, he is then typed up short on the water surface and crashed into the lake. The machine is now set."
PK at 14:30 clock
At 14:30 clock will inform Werner Senn, head of flight operations office, provincial police commander Helmut Tomac and a spokesman for the Interior Ministry, the public.