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(Eagle News) – The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday, Oct. 20, said that Major General Joevic Ramos, the former PNP director for comptrollership who was among those severely injured in a March 5 helicopter crash in Laguna, has passed away. “The PNP is saddened by this news, in behalf of the CPNP PGen Cascolan, the Philippine National Police extends its condolences to the family and to PMA Sinagtala Class of 1986,” a PNP statement […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Deputy Chief for Administration Lt. Gen. Camilo Cascolan will serve as officer-in-charge of the PNP. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said this was until PNP chief General Archie Gamboa recovers from the injuries he sustained during a helicopter crash on Thursday, March 5. Gamboa and his five companions are in stable condition after the helicopter crashed in San Pedro, Laguna in the morning after getting entangled in wires due to […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has formed a special task group to probe the crash of the helicopter carrying PNP chief General Archie Gamboa and several others on Thursday, March 5. Acting PNP spokesperson Police Major General Benigno Durana said the SITG “Bell 429” will be led by Lt. General Guillermo Eleazar, the PNP’s deputy chief for operations. Gamboa and five others are in stable condition after the helicopter crash in San Pedro, […]
(Eagle News) — Two police generals who were on board the helicopter that crashed in Laguna on Thursday, March 5, are in critical condition, a police official said. Lt. General Guillermo Eleazar, PNP deputy chief for operations and officer-in-charge of the PNP Directorial Staff, made the remark in a phone interview over Net 25’s Agila Pilipinas. In a separate radio interview, Lt. Gen. Camilo Cascolan, the PNP’s deputy chief for administration, identified those critically injured […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa visited Philippine National Police chief Gen. Archie Gamboa as well as the other police officers who were injured in the helicopter crash at the St. Lukes’ Medical Center-Global City in Taguig City. Dela Rosa, a former PNP chief, also posed for a photo with Gamboa showing the police chief making a thumbs-up sign to show that he is okay. Gamboa is now in a stable condition, as […]
(Eagle News) — Three people were killed after a private chopper crashed in a fishpond in Malolos, Bulacan on Thursday, April 25. Authorities said Liberato Laus, chair of the Laus Group of companies, was killed after the helicopter, with body number RPC8098, crashed in Barangay Anilao at 12:50 p.m. His bodyguard and the pilot were also killed. An investigation into the cause of the incident is still ongoing.
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A helicopter crashed into a townhouse complex in the US state of Virginia on Sunday, leaving one person dead and the building ripped apart and damaged by fire, local media said. The incident occurred in Williamsburg, in the state’s southeast and not far from Norfolk, which is home to a naval station which supports the US Navy’s Atlantic Fleet. The Daily Press newspaper quoted Virginia State Police as saying there […]
SANTIAGO JAMILTEPEC, Mexico (AFP) — The death toll from a helicopter crash that followed a strong earthquake in southern Mexico rose to 14 Sunday, as the defense minister said the government assumed full responsibility. The tragedy struck Friday night as a military helicopter flew the interior minister and other officials to an area near the epicenter of a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that shook Mexico earlier that evening. Officials say a dust cloud caused the pilot to […]
by Joshua Howat Berger Agence France Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A 7.2-magnitude earthquake that rattled Mexico on Friday triggered a tragedy when a minister’s helicopter killed 13 people during a crash-landing on the way to the epicenter. The UH-60 Black Hawk military helicopter landed on its side, crushing a van. There were no reported casualties from the quake itself, which damaged buildings. The chopper was carrying Interior Minister Alfonso Navarrete and […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese authorities said Tuesday they had recovered a body part during the search for a crew member missing in a deadly military helicopter crash in the country’s southwest. The Apache helicopter crashed Monday in a residential area in Saga province, killing co-pilot Hiroki Takayama and leaving lead pilot Kenichi Saito missing. “We were informed that a body part was found. But we’re still confirming the identity of the body part,” a […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Leading Zimbabwe opposition figure Roy Bennett, one of long-time president Robert Mugabe’s most outspoken critics, has died in a helicopter crash in a remote area of the US state of New Mexico, authorities said Thursday. He was 60. Bennett was killed along with his wife Heather and three other people after the helicopter went down on Wednesday, New Mexico state police said. A crash survivor called 911 for help […]
SEVIERVILLE, TENNESSEE, United States (Reuters) – Five people were killed on Monday (April 4) when a sightseeing helicopter crashed and burned in a Smoky Mountains area of eastern Tennessee, authorities said. No one on the ground was injured in the crash, said Tennessee Emergency Management Agency spokesman Dean Flener. He confirmed that five people were killed, but had no further information on the incident. The owner of Smoky Mountain Helicopters said the crash occurred in […]
