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Originally found through http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=89268 .
http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/chuv ... burgo.html has the video.
I'll leave it up to the experts to determine which sub-type it actually concerns...
Portuguese to English translation
20/01/2011 14h39 - 18h41 Updated 20/01/2011
Military says helicopter suffered a fall in Fribourg
According to the Eastern Military Command, decrease was due to strong wind.
According to the Army, five people had minor injuries.
G1 RJ
The Department of Social Communication of the Eastern Military Command (MLC) has sent a notice stating that the military helicopter that worked in the rescue of victims of rain in the mountainous region of Rio fell in Nova Friburgo, in the early afternoon of Thursday ( 20).
Previously, the Army was investigating whether the aircraft had fallen or made a forced landing.
According to the CML, the fall was due to a strong wind as the helicopter was landing in the neighborhood of Cole Camp. The army said experts will investigate the major causes of air accidents.
Five people had minor injuries in the crash (Photo: Marcelo Piu / O Globo) Also according to the Army, five people on board were injured, three soldiers and two Red Cross volunteers. All had minor injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital.
However, the spokesperson for the Red Cross reported that only the president of the Red Cross Teresópolis, Herculaneum Abraham was in the helicopter. He suffered minor bruises and was treated at the Hospital Campaign firefighters in Freiburg. According to a spokesperson, he is well.
Victims of tragedy
The number of casualties in the mountainous region of Rio have surpassed 740 in six cities.
Recent surveys by municipalities, 359 are killed in Nova Friburgo, 300 in Teresopolis, 62 in Petropolis, 22 in Sink, 6 in Sao Jose do Rio Preto Valley and one in Bom Jardim.
The search effort in the region continue this Thursday (20).
