World News | 5 Mexico Marines on Firefighting Flight Hurt in Copter Crash
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A Mexican military helicopter on a mission fighting forest fires crashed Tuesday, causing non-life threatening injuries to the five marines on board, Mexico's navy said.
Mexico City, Apr 27 (AP) A Mexican military helicopter on a mission fighting forest fires crashed Tuesday, causing non-life threatening injuries to the five marines on board, Mexico's navy said.
The accident occurred shortly after the Russian-built Mi-17 helcicopter took off from a landing strip in the Pacific coast city of Mazatlan.
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The navy said the injured marines were being treated at a navy hospital.
Video posted on social media showed the craft hovering and then losing stability, spinning on its axis and plunging into a field. (AP)
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