Helicopter crash in China May 10, 2021. Still image from video.
It was attempting to refill its water bucket at a lake
Four were killed Monday May 10 after a helicopter crashed in Erhai Lake in Dali, Southwest China s Yunnan Province. The Z-8X helicopter operated by the People s Liberation Army Air Force had been assisting firefighters on the ground by dropping water with an external bucket. It crashed while attempting to refill at the lake.
Initially it was reported that the two pilots were killed and there were two missing crewmembers. After a search that involved 16 ships and more than 490 rescuers the crewmembers were found deceased about 16 hours later, very early Tuesday morning local time.
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