Five days and four years have passed since the accident in which a disaster prevention helicopter in Nagano Prefecture crashed and killed nine people. A memorial service was held in Matsumoto City, and bereaved families and firefighters mourned the victims.

Four years ago, on March 5, 2017, a disaster prevention helicopter in Nagano Prefecture, which was scheduled to conduct rescue training for a mountain accident, crashed on Mt. Hachibuse in Matsumoto City, killing nine people including the captain and firefighters.



On the 5th, four years after the accident, a memorial service was held at a park in Matsumoto City, and about 40 people including bereaved families and firefighters attended.



At the ceremony, after all the members were silent, Governor Abe said in his memory, "We will carry on the wishes of the deceased members and further promote efforts to protect the safety and security of the citizens of the prefecture." ..



After that, the attendees mourned the victims by handing flowers to the flower stand with pictures of the nine dead.



Nagano Prefecture hopes to complete training on its newly introduced aircraft by the end of this month and resume operations as soon as possible.



Toshiro Takashima (37 at the time), the father of Noritoshi Takashima, who died in the accident, said, "It was a short and long four years. I think it will be a memorial service for the nine people who died. "

Governor Abe of Nagano Prefecture "Resuming operations with safety first"

After the memorial service, Governor Abe of Nagano Prefecture said, "I would like to express my deepest condolences to the deceased members and thank them for their efforts in dangerous missions to protect the lives and property of the citizens of the prefecture. I would like to steadily accumulate training while firmly confirming the hardware and software measures so that the accident will not occur again, and work toward the resumption of operations with safety first. "