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Update: Two people have died in the north of Kaikoura helicopter crash Tuesday, December 15, 2020 IWK Bureau
Police said emergency services were alerted to the crash on the beach at Kekerengu Rivermouth, near the town of Clarence, at 12.40pm.
They said five people were involved in the crash, including the pilot and four passengers. Earlier reports of six people being on board were incorrect, they said.
Clarence residents helped pull all five from the crash.
Local resident Ian Mehrtens said he was drinking a cup of tea at home when he watched the helicopter start going around in circles, then fall from the sky.
2 died in helicopter crash in New Zealand ANI | Updated: Dec 15, 2020 08:36 IST
Wellington [New Zealand], December 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Two people died and three seriously injured in a helicopter crash in New Zealand s Kaikoura, the police confirmed on Tuesday.
Five people were on board a helicopter that crashed near the Kekerengu Rivermouth, 60km north of Kaikoura in New Zealand s South Island on Tuesday.
The injured people had been sent to a hospital, said a police spokesperson.
Police are working with other emergency services at the scene and will provide further information as soon as possible, the police said. (ANI/Xinhua)