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Helicopter down in Mansfield Victoria
One person is seriously injured, and another is also being treated by paramedics after a helicopter crash in Victoria.
Emergency services were called to a property south of Mansfield at about 3.10pm. Two air ambulance helicopters have been sent to the scene to assist local paramedics who are treating the two people. © Nine Digital Pty Ltd 2019 Emergency services were called to the property on Mansfield-Woods Point Road just after 3pm. The female passenger was seriously injured, and has been airlifted to hospital. She remains in a critical condition. The male passenger received minor injuries, but was also taken to hospital in an air ambulance. Police are investigating, and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and Australian Transport Safety Bureau will also be notified of the incident. With AAP Flight radar shows two Air ambos on their way back to Melbourne from the area (may or may not be related). Mjb |
News outlets are reporting that they hit powelines. |
Not sure how this happened but thread has also appeared in Pac idic GA forum... Mods feel free to merge.
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Looks like a R44
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/vi...8189f29445b118 |
Originally Posted by A681001
(Post 10511037)
Looks like a R44
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/vi...8189f29445b118 A helicopter has crashed with one woman seriously injured just outside of Mansfield. Emergency services were called just before 3pm today to Mansfield-Woods Point Road with six vehicles responding to the scene. Two air ambulances were called to the property south of Mansfield to assist local paramedics. The helicopter crash landed at a private property in Pires where paramedics found the two, believed to be in their 40s, on board. The woman is now in a critical condition and both patients are being flown to The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....ed604bf227.jpg |
That one looks nasty. I'm surprised anybody survived.
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Originally Posted by gulliBell
(Post 10511065)
That one looks nasty. I'm surprised anybody survived.
Pre the introduction of fuel bladders the outcome could have been worse. https://images.app.goo.gl/NJsjFLbuQCRdAK317 Mjb |
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