Seven dead in horror helicopter crash after aircraft vanishes from radar on mission in Andes Mountains

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Seven people have died in a helicopter crash in the Andes Mountains in Argentina.The helicopter crew was on a training mission which lost contact with air control shortly after taking off in the Ischigualasto Provincial Park, a Unesco World Heritage site in San Juan.The aircraft, a Bell 412 helicopter, lost contact at 10.26am local time near the border with La Rioja province.Argentinian authorities searched through the more than 100,000-acre national park and finally found the aircraft at around 1pm.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say On board were members of the province's firefighter and police forces, Marcelo Orrego, the Governor of San Juan said on social media.The dead officials were named as: Carlos Heredia, director of Civil Protection; General Commissioner Germán Videla, deputy chief of the San Juan Police; General Commissioner Rubén Castro, chief of Firefighters; and Inspector Commissioner Jorge Carbajal, deputy chief of Firefighters."We also stand with the families of Matías...

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