The crash happened near the coast. According to the latest data, six people disappeared without a trace.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs reported that the helicopter flew from the city of Taitung to the area of ??Lanyu Island to provide medical assistance and medical evacuation. On the way back, around midnight local time, the connection with the helicopter was lost, he disappeared from the radar.
Later, local authorities confirmed that soon after take-off for an unknown reason, the helicopter fell into the water. At the moment, the search for missing doctors continues.
Recall, as reported URA-Inform, in the Japanese city of Kanzaki on Monday, February 5, a helicopter AH-64 crashed into an apartment building next to the kindergarten. It was preliminary established that during the crash two crew members were killed. Despite the fact that the helicopter fell on the residential house, none of its four residents were injured.