5 killed after helicopter crashes in Dominican Republic
Authorities in the Dominican Republic say five people have died after a helicopter crashed near a popular tourist area.
The director of the Investigative Commission of Aviation Accidents says the EC20 helicopter disappeared late Thursday after the pilot picked up four people at a hotel in Rio San Juan on the country’s north coast.
Col. Emmanuel Souffront told The Associated Press on Friday that the group was headed to the southeast coastal city of La Romana.
The aircraft was flown by Dominican Air Force (FARD) Colonel Roberto Lanfranco Ureña, with five people on board, who had participated in a golf tournament on the North Coast.
Authorities said they lost contact with the helicopter some 24 miles (39 kilometers) northwest of their destination.
No further information was immediately available.
Source: ABCNews, Puerto Plata Digital
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