Italian rescuers say they have located bodies of seven people who died when their helicopter crashed in north-central Italy during a storm.
A Italian firefighter helicopter searches the site of a helicopter crash in central Italy, Saturday, June 11, 2022. Italian rescuers say they have located the scorched crash site of a helicopter carrying seven people that went down in north-central Italy during a storm. News reports say five bodies were located. Italys Alpine rescue service said ground crews were already on the scene on Mt. Cusna, after a hiker reportedly came across remnants of the chopper.
Air crews confirmed the site and ground crews initially located five bodies, and then the other two, Cipriano told The Associated Press. The location was in a hard-to-reach valley and the chopper remains were hidden to air rescuers from the lush tree cover, but some branches were broken and burned, he said.