A fire-fighting helicopter crashed in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) during an operation to extinguish fire in the area, leaving the pilot dead, local media reported Friday.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 17th August, 2018) A fire-fighting helicopter crashed in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) during an operation to extinguish fire in the area, leaving the pilot dead, local media reported Friday.
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, citing a spokesman for the local ambulance service, the helicopter is believed to have crashed into a tree near Ulladulla town.
The NSW Rural Fire Service has confirmed the incident, without providing any further details.
On Thursday, the NSW Rural Fire Service said that about 650 firefighters and over 40 aircraft were engaged in extinguishing of fires in the region.
