Hanoi [Vietnam], April 6: A helicopter with five Vietnamese people on board crashed on sea Wednesday afternoon, leaving two dead and three others missing, Vietnam News Agency reported.
After the crash of the Bell 505 helicopter of the state-owned Northern Vietnam Helicopter Company with a pilot and four tourists, who were taking an aerial tour of the World Heritage site of Ha Long Bay in QuangNinh, on board, rescue teams of border guards and military personnel found two bodies alongside pieces of fuselage.
The helicopter took off at 4:56 p.m. local time and lost radio signal at 5:15 p.m. The rescue teams are still searching for the three missing people, Vietnam News Agency quoted the Vietnamese Ministry of Defense as saying on Wednesday night.
Teams from relevant agencies, including border guard and transport have gone to the sea area to search for the victims.
The five-seat helicopter was often used for tourism purposes, according to Vietnamese media.
Source: Xinhua