Four killed in P’pine military chopper crash

17 Sep 2020 • 4:41 PM MYT
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BASILAN: A military helicopter crashed in Basilan province on Wednesday afternoon (pic) amid a bad weather, killing four passengers, authorities said .

Initial reports said the aircraft of the Philippine Air Force 505 Search and Rescue, with tail number 202, crashed in Barangay Upper Manggas in Lantawan town at around 1pm.

Maluso Mayor Hanie Bud said the helicopter fell in the boundaries of Lantawan and Maluso.

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Retrieval operations are underway for the cadavers of the four passengers, according to the initial report.

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The incident was also confirmed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Mindanao Command.