two people die in the crash of a tourist helicopter in Saint-Raphaël

The small tourist aircraft crashed near a campsite, without causing any collateral damage.

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A tourist helicopter crashed this Wednesday late afternoon in a campsite, Estérel-Caravaning, in Saint-Raphaël.  (Véronique Varin / France TV)

Two people died in the crash of a tourist helicopter in Saint-Raphaël in the Var on Wednesday June 26 in the evening, reports France 3 Provence-Alpes Côte d’Azur.

According to the department’s firefighters, the two victims were on board the vehicle that fell shortly before 6 p.m. near the Estérel Caravaning campsite, without causing collateral damage.

This is a “small helicopter, which is not a government helicopter”specify the firefighters who add that“there was no fire”.

Contacted by France 3, the campsite managers confirm that the crash took place “next to the campsite, not inside”.


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