An ambulance helicopter crashed into the sea off the coast of Tsushima, Japan, killing three of the six people on board, the Japan Coast Guard has announced.
The Eurocopter EC-135 helicopter registered JA555H, operated by SGC Saga Aviation for medical evacuations, was transporting one patient from Tsushima Airport (TSJ) to Fukuoka city. On board were an elderly female patient in her 80s, along with her caretaker, a pilot, a mechanic, a doctor, and a nurse.
The Japan Coast Guard confirmed that the patient, the doctor, and the caretaker lost their lives in the incident. The other three passengers experienced hypothermia but survived.
