Europe EditionMilitary helicopter plunges into reservoir in Sri Lanka, killing 5
- On May 9, a Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter went down in the Maduru Oya Reservoir during a demonstration held as part of a passing-out ceremony.
- The crash occurred while carrying 12 tri-forces personnel as part of the ceremony, leading to an emergency rescue operation.
- All 12 personnel were pulled from the crash site and taken to the hospital, but five later succumbed to the severe injuries they sustained.
- Among the deceased were two Sri Lanka Air Force personnel who operated helicopters and three members of the Army Special Forces, while seven additional service members remain hospitalized with injuries.
- The death toll later rose to six, with six injured military personnel continuing treatment in hospital, indicating ongoing medical concerns.
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Military helicopter plunges into reservoir in Sri Lanka, killing 5
A military helicopter plunged into a reservoir in Sri Lanka on Friday, killing five people. Air force spokesperson Eranda Geeganage said the helicopter was carrying 12 people from the army and air force to a military pass out event when it plunged into a reservoir in Maduru Oya, some 280 kilometers
Six military personnel dead in Sri Lanka helicopter crash
Colombo, May 9 (PTI) A military helicopter crashed into a reservoir in Sri Lanka on Friday, killing six armed forces personnel.Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 crashed into the reservoir in the north central region of Maduru Oya, the Ministry of Defence said.The helicopter was on the way for a demonstration at a passing out parade of the Army’s Special Forces brigade.Among the dead are two Air Force and four special forces soldiers.Sri Lanka Air For…
බෙල් 212 හෙලිකොප්ටර් යානා අනතුරින් හමුදා සාමාජිකයින් 5 දෙනෙකු ජීවිතක්ෂයට
NEWSNOW | – හදිසි ගොඩබෑමකදී අද(09) උදෑසන මාදුරුඔය ජලාශයට කඩාවැටුණු ගුවන් හමුදාවට අයත් බෙල් 212 හෙලිකොප්ටර් යානයේ සිටි හමුදා සාමාජිකයින් 5 දෙනෙකු මියගොස් ඇති බව වාර්’තා වේ. අදාළ හෙලිකොප්ටර් යානය මාදුරුඔය ජලාශයට කඩාවැටීමෙන් අනතුරු එහි ගමන්ගත් සියලුදෙනා බේරාගෙන රෝහල්ගත කළ බව ගුවන් හමුදාව පැවසීය. ඉන් පසුව වාර්’තා වූයේ මෙහිදී ගුවන් හමුදා හෙලිකොප්ටර් භටයින් දෙදෙනෙකු සහ හමුදා විශේෂ බළකායේ භටයින් තිදෙනෙකු ජීවිතක්ෂයට පත්වී ඇති බවයි. The post බෙල් 212 හෙල…
Five military personnel killed in Maduru Oya helicopter crash
(Photo by YANGHONG YU on Unsplash) A Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) crashed into the Maduru Oya Reservoir this morning (May 9) during a demonstration at a passing-out ceremony of the Air Force. There were 12 tri-forces personnel on board at the time of the crash. All of them were rescued and admitted to hospital, but five were later pronounced dead due to critical injuries. The SLAF confirmed that the deceased in…
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