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Helicopter carrying six crashes in Italy Six killed in Italy as rescue helicopter crashes
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A rescue helicopter thought to be carrying six people has crashed in a mountainous area of central Italy, local news reports say. Six people have been killed in a rescue helicopter crash in a mountainous area of central Italy, officials say.
The aircraft came down near the Campo Felice ski station after picking up an injured skier. The aircraft came down in thick fog near the Campo Felice ski station after picking up an injured skier.
The reports said the rescue was not related to a recent avalanche in the same area. The rescue was not related to last week's avalanche that engulfed a hotel nearby killing at least 15 people.
A spokesperson for the civil protection agency said it was aware of a helicopter incident but had no details. A police spokesman told the AFP news agency that rescue teams had reached the wreckage "and they found the bodies of the six deceased in the snow".
State broadcaster Rai said a rescue team had been flown in from the Penne operations headquarters, where the avalanche rescue is being coordinated. The helicopter issued a crash signal and people in the area reported hearing a loud explosion, police have said.
"The area where it came down is hard to access at the best of times, and thick fog is making it even more difficult," a police spokesman said.
"Several teams are trying to get there."
The helicopter issued a crash signal and people nearby reported hearing a loud explosion, police said.
Campo Felice is a small skiing resort popular with day-trippers from Rome, which is 120km (75 miles) to the west.Campo Felice is a small skiing resort popular with day-trippers from Rome, which is 120km (75 miles) to the west.