China News Service, March 19 (Wang Zitao) At about 17:00 on March 19, a small civilian helicopter crashed into the sea near Xiamen No. 4 anchorage.
After receiving the danger information, the rescue command duty room of the East China Sea Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport immediately activated the emergency rescue plan, and dispatched rescue helicopters of the East China Sea Second Rescue Flight Team, the emergency rescue team of the Xiamen rescue base, and the Huaying 391 boats. The sea area where the incident occurred.
A small civilian helicopter crashed into the sea near Xiamen No. 4 anchorage.
Photo courtesy of Donghai Rescue Bureau
At 17:50, the Xiamen rescue base's emergency rescue team discovered the crashed helicopter and immediately carried out emergency diving operations, and successfully found the bodies of three victims from the crashed plane.
As of now, one person is still missing, and rescue is under way.
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