ZAGREB, June 21 (NNN-XINHUA) — A Hungarian military helicopter crashed in the Cikola Canyon in southern Croatia on Wednesday, killing two crew members and leaving another one missing, the Croatian Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
The search for the third person is still ongoing, according to the ministry.
Two Hungarian Air Force’s Airbus H145 helicopters were on a training flight when one of them crashed, the Defense Ministry said.
The Croatian Ministry of Defense has dispatched one helicopter and one plane to search for the missing crew member. Members of the Croatian Mountain Rescue Service, as well as firemen and police, are also involved in the search.
The footage aired by Croatia’s state HRT television showed rescue teams accessing a steep, rocky terrain of the canyon zone.
A possible reason for the crash is that the pilot did not notice the zip line cable and got stuck on it, which resulted in the tragic accident, according to the local Jutarnji List paper. — NNN-XINHUA
