World

Two killed, three missing in helicopter crash in Vietnam

Tragedy occurred during aerial tour of Ha Long Bay World Heritage in Quang Ninh, says report

Updated 1 year ago · Published on 06 Apr 2023 2:00PM

Two killed, three missing in helicopter crash in Vietnam
The Vietnamese Defence Ministry says rescue teams have found two bodies and pieces of fuselage, and are still searching for three missing people. – Pixabay pic, April 6, 2023

HANOI – A helicopter crashed in northern Vietnam yesterday, killing two people and leaving three others missing, Xinhua quoted a Vietnam News Agency (VNA) report.

The Bell 505 helicopter owned by the Northern Vietnam Helicopter Company crashed with a pilot and four tourists aboard. They were taking an aerial tour of the World Heritage site of Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh.

Rescue teams comprising border guards and military personnel found two bodies and pieces of fuselage.

The helicopter took off at 4.56pm local time and lost radio signal at 5.15pm. 

The rescue teams are still searching for the three missing people, VNA quoted the Vietnamese Defence Ministry as saying last night.

Teams from relevant agencies are carrying out search operations at sea for the victims.

The five-seat helicopter was often used for tourism purposes, according to Vietnamese media. – Bernama, April 6, 2023

Related News

Malaysia / 1w

Navy reveals names of 10 killed in helicopter collision in Perak

Malaysia / 2mth

[UPDATED] MMEA helicopter crashes in Straits of Malacca

Business / 5mth

Malaysia explores cooperation, investments with Vietnam, Peru at APEC summit

Malaysia / 5mth

Sarawak to produce 240,000 tonnes of rice per year using hybrid seeds

Malaysia / 9mth

Subang heli crash: Fire Dept conducts internal probe

Malaysia / 9mth

Fire Dept helicopter crashes in Subang, all on board safe

Spotlight

Malaysia

Bridge between Sabah, Labuan vital to revitalise island’s economy, says expert

By Jason Santos

Malaysia

Macallum proposed as first station for Penang LRT

By Ian McIntyre

Malaysia

Foreign media reports on fuel price hike not true, says Fahmi

Malaysia

Inspector nabbed in connection with RM1.25 million extortion case

Malaysia

Penang to set up second latest IC design and digital park

By Ian McIntyre

Malaysia

Pejuang: We rather play a supporting role in Sabah

By Jason Santos