A Hellenic Air Force helicopter departs Chios Airport en route to Greek island Samos for a search and rescue mission after a helicopter fighting a forest fire crashed in the sea, Greece in this picture obtained from social media July 13, 2022. Twitter @AegeanHawk/via REUTERS
Three people were missing on Wednesday, after a helicopter fighting a forest fire on the Greek island Samos crashed in the sea, fire brigade officials said.
"Α rescue operation is under way," a fire brigade official told Reuters adding that four people were on board.
A coast quard official said one person has been rescued.
A Hellenic Air Force helicopter departs Chios Airport en route to Greek island Samos for a search and rescue mission after a helicopter fighting a forest fire crashed in the sea, Greece in this picture obtained from social media July 13, 2022. Twitter @AegeanHawk/via REUTERS
The helicopter had been leased by the government to fight forest fires, a Defence Ministry official told Reuters without providing any further details.
(Reporing by Lefteris Papadimas; editing by Jonathan Oatis)
Rescue crews operate after a firefighting helicopter crashed at the sea during a wildfire raging on the island of Samos, Greece, July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Sofianos DrapaniotisRescue crews operate on the shore, after a firefighting helicopter crashed at the sea during a wildfire raging on the island of Samos, Greece, July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Sofianos Drapaniotis
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