Lower Austria: Police Helicopter Crashed
Am Dienstag kam es zu einem Absturz eines Polizeihubschraubers in Niederösterreich.
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On Tuesday, a police helicopter crashed at the airfield in Bad Vöslau in the Baden district of Lower Austria.
According to Interior Ministry spokesman Patrick Maierhofer, a flight instructor and a prospective police pilot were on board the helicopter, and initial information suggests they were uninjured in the crash. The police helicopter was damaged.
Search for Cause of Police Helicopter Crash in Lower Austria
The cause and background of the police helicopter crash were initially unclear. The Interior Ministry assumed it was a training flight, as reported by ORF Lower Austria. After the crash, the police emphasized that the operational capability of the Austrian air police was not restricted and referred to the air police fleet across Austria with over 17 helicopters and around 50 pilots.
(APA/Red)
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