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| Norfolk helicopter crash: Four feared dead | Norfolk helicopter crash: Four feared dead |
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| Four people are feared dead after a helicopter crashed in a remote part of Norfolk. | Four people are feared dead after a helicopter crashed in a remote part of Norfolk. |
| The civilian aircraft with four people on board crashed in Gillingham, near Beccles, at about 19:30 GMT, police said. | |
| Emergency services remain on scene and a cordon around the site is in place. | Emergency services remain on scene and a cordon around the site is in place. |
| It is not yet known what caused the crash but witnesses reported foggy conditions in the area at the time the helicopter came down. | |
| Police said they would not release further details of the victims until their next-of-kin had been informed. | |
| The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust said it was called at 19:45 to reports of a helicopter crash. | The East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust said it was called at 19:45 to reports of a helicopter crash. |
| 'Very foggy' | 'Very foggy' |
| In a statement it said: "Sadly, it is believed that four people in the helicopter are believed to have died in the crash. | |
| "Ambulance resources have now been stood down from the scene. Our thoughts are with the family and friends of those who have lost their lives tonight." | |
| A spokesman for the Air Accidents Investigation Branch said it would be sending a team to investigate the crash site. | |
| Gillingham is a small village in the south of Norfolk with a population of about 650. | Gillingham is a small village in the south of Norfolk with a population of about 650. |
| Roland Bronk, owner of The Swan House inn and restaurant in Beccles, said it had been "very foggy" in the area. | Roland Bronk, owner of The Swan House inn and restaurant in Beccles, said it had been "very foggy" in the area. |
| Mr Bronk said he had also heard customers talking about "a lot of police activity and ambulances". | Mr Bronk said he had also heard customers talking about "a lot of police activity and ambulances". |
| The site is about 45 miles from where four crew members died when a US military helicopter crashed in Norfolk on a training mission in a nature reserve in Cley next the Sea, Norfolk, in January. | The site is about 45 miles from where four crew members died when a US military helicopter crashed in Norfolk on a training mission in a nature reserve in Cley next the Sea, Norfolk, in January. |
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