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Two dead after helicopter crashes off Greek island of Samos

/ 06:31 AM July 14, 2022

Rescue crews operate after a firefighting helicopter crashed at the sea during a wildfire raging on the island of Samos, Greece, on July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Sofianos Drapaniotis

ATHENS — Two people died on Wednesday after a helicopter fighting a forest fire on the Greek island of Samos crashed into the sea, a Greek coast guard official said.

Two others on board the helicopter have been rescued, the coast guard said.

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It was not immediately clear what caused the accident.

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The aircraft had been leased by the government to fight forest fires, the fire brigade said.

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