At least two people were killed in a German army’s helicopter crash during a training trip in the state of Saxony in eastern Germany, and he is still a third person missing, according to German Defense Minister Boris Pesterius, after his visit to the accident site near the city of Grawa.
The German Ministry of Defense confirmed earlier on Tuesday afternoon, in response to inquiries, that the incident related to an army helicopter was on a training mission. A military security zone was established at the site of the accident, and forces from the German army were found to start rescue and investigations, according to the German news agency. “
A spokesman for the Fire Teams Union in the Lebtzig district stated that the helicopter disappeared from the radar between ten and ten thirty in the morning, according to the information of the Aviation Control Authority. People with rowing found a debris in the River of his birth near the middle of the day.
The firefighter spokesman told the German News Agency that large quantities of kerosene were leaked at the site of the accident, and that the debris is located in the middle of the river and is difficult to reach. He explained that about 50 elements of the emergency teams were present at the site, as they started containing kerosene, and then attempted the process of recovering the debris. The Ziti (oil) checkpoint was placed to contain fuel leakage, with the aim of preventing its spread in the waters of the river, according to the Laibtstag department.
The oily barrier will be installed by firefighting teams from the towns of Forten, Pentes, Tvinso and Bejao. The authorities announced the prevention of the practice of water activities in a part of the River of its birth until the beginning of next week.
