Nov. 5 () –
At least seven people have died, including a Slovenian family with a minor, when their helicopter crashed for reasons under investigation in the Italian province of Foggia, Apulia region, in the east of the country.
The helicopter, which was covering the Foggia-Vieste-Tremiti Islands route, disappeared this morning in the area between Apricena and San Severo in the lower Gargano, an area where a storm was occurring at the time of its disappearance.
Finally, the rescue services have found the remains in the Castelpagano di Apricena area, sources from the Emergency service inform the newspaper ‘Il Corriere della Sera’.
The four deceased Slovenians were tourists and their ages ranged from 13 to 54 years. A 64-year-old doctor and the two pilots of the device have also died. There is no record of survivors.