Helicopter Plunges Into Danube Near Bridge In Budapest
- 12 Feb 2009 9:40 AM
"One man was killed and two others sustained injuries when a helicopter broke in two and fell into the Danube near the Lágymanyosi bridge Tuesday morning. The deceased was a senior executive of the company involved in building a sewage treatment plant on Csepel Island.
The tail of the Robinson-44 helicopter struck a steel mould used to pour concrete and broke off, causing the helicopter to plunge into the Danube.
The pilot and a photographer were rescued by workers on the site. They managed to lift the helicopter out of the water with a crane."
Source: Hungary Around the Clock.
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