On the 15th, a helicopter that took off from Ehime Prefecture was found crashed in the mountains of Hiroshima Prefecture. Did.

According to the police, on the 15th, the shadow of a helicopter that took off from Yuge Teshima in Kamijima Town, Ehime Prefecture disappeared over Hiroshima Prefecture, and the helicopter was later found crashed in the mountains of Jinseki Kogen Town, Hiroshima Prefecture.



A man was also found near the helicopter and taken to hospital where he died.



This helicopter was operated by a private company for use in disaster relief by Peace Winds Japan, an NPO headquartered in Jinseki Kogen-cho. , revealed that he was a male pilot in his 60s at a company that was outsourced.



“Peace Winds Japan” commented, “I am very sorry and sorry for being a reliable friend who has been engaged in numerous emergency relief efforts.



In this accident, an air accident investigator from the National Transportation Safety Board will enter the site on the afternoon of the 16th and start investigating the cause of the accident.