An emergency services
helicopter has crashed in the province of L'Aquila, sources said
Tuesday.
The helicopter, which had six people aboard, was in the
process of taking an injured person from a piste at the Campo
Felice ski resort, sources said.
It came down from a height of around 600 metres.
The helicopter was engaged in an ordinary rescue operation
and was not being used for the emergency caused by the recent
wave of snow and the fresh earthquakes in central Italy.
Furthermore, it was not among the helicopters being used for
operations after an avalanche hit the Hotel Rigopiano in the
Abruzzo mountains last week.
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