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3 dead when New Zealand military chopper crashes
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April 25, 2010, Sunday
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THREE airmen were killed and a fourth was seriously hurt after a New Zealand military helicopter en route to a military memorial crashed on farmland north of the capital, Wellington, emergency services said today.
Earlier, three Vietnam-era Iroquois military helicopters failed to appear at a scheduled fly past at a dawn service in the capital to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the landing of New Zealand and Australian troops at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I.
Police and ambulance services said they found three dead at the scene on farmland about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of Wellington after responding to an emergency call about 6:45 a.m. local time (1845 GMT yesterday).
A fourth person had serious injuries and was transported by ambulance to a hospital.
Local resident Kathy McLauchlan, who could see the crash site from her window, said weather conditions at the time of the crash were "extremely misty. Since the mist has lifted, we can see it."
Prime Minister John Key called the crash "an absolute tragedy."
"I am shocked and saddened by this tragic event. My thoughts are with the families of the victims, the family of the injured man, and the entire New Zealand Defense Force," he said from Gallipoli, Turkey, where he was taking part in commemorations of the landing by Australian and New Zealand troops on April 25, 1915.
Earlier, three Vietnam-era Iroquois military helicopters failed to appear at a scheduled fly past at a dawn service in the capital to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the landing of New Zealand and Australian troops at Gallipoli in Turkey during World War I.
Police and ambulance services said they found three dead at the scene on farmland about 25 miles (40 kilometers) northeast of Wellington after responding to an emergency call about 6:45 a.m. local time (1845 GMT yesterday).
A fourth person had serious injuries and was transported by ambulance to a hospital.
Local resident Kathy McLauchlan, who could see the crash site from her window, said weather conditions at the time of the crash were "extremely misty. Since the mist has lifted, we can see it."
Prime Minister John Key called the crash "an absolute tragedy."
"I am shocked and saddened by this tragic event. My thoughts are with the families of the victims, the family of the injured man, and the entire New Zealand Defense Force," he said from Gallipoli, Turkey, where he was taking part in commemorations of the landing by Australian and New Zealand troops on April 25, 1915.
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