Scottish crash
helicopter has crashed in the Scottish Borders killing one person.
The civilian aircraft came down at the remote Caerlanrig Farm near Teviothead, off the A7 near Hawick.
Lothian and Borders Police were alerted to the accident at 1650 BST, but a spokesman said it may have happened earlier in the day.
A fire brigade spokesman confirmed there had been one fatality and said only the pilot was on board.
Firefighters and other rescuers have had to use a four wheel drive vehicle to get from the A7 road to the scene.
The helicopter is believed to have been flying north when it got into difficulties and came down on moorland.
A farmer is believed to have reported the crash.
One eyewitness said the aircraft seemed to have caught fire when it hit the ground.
Wreckage is reported to be scattered over a wide area.
A spokeswoman for the Civil Aviation Authority said the pilot would not have had to file a flight plan in advance unless he planned to use airspace open to commercial planes.