Helicopter crashes in Rio de Janeiro

A helicopter crashed this morning (14), at Recreio dos Bandeirantes, in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro. According to the Military Fire Department of the State of Rio de Janeiro, five people were injured, received first aid on the spot and were taken to the Lourenço Jorge Municipal Hospital, in Barra da Tijuca, also in the West Zone. According to the Municipal Health Secretariat, the management of the Lourenço Jorge Municipal Hospital reported that the five people who were on board the helicopter were admitted to the unit and that everyone’s situation is considered stable. In a note, the Fire Department reported that the helicopter crashed into a vacant lot on Avenida das Américas, in Recreio dos Bandeirantes. Military personnel from the Search and Rescue Group (GBS) were involved in helping the victims, with support from the Recreio barracks in Barra de Guaratiba and the 1st Forestry and Environment Relief Group. The five people who were in the helicopter are Leandro M. de Araújo, Chrisello Perussel, Rosaura Maria B. Belarga, Frank Terrussel and Antônio Renzi. Investigation Investigators from the Third Regional Service for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (Seripa III), located in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), a regional body of the Center for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (Cenipa), were called, according to the Air Force. In a note, the Air Force says that, in the initial action, specific techniques are used, conducted by qualified and accredited personnel who carry out the collection and confirmation of data, the preservation of evidence, the initial verification of damage caused to the aircraft, or by the aircraft, and the collection of other information necessary for the investigation process. The objective of the investigations carried out by Cenipa is to prevent new accidents with similar characteristics from occurring. According to the Air Force, the conclusion of the investigations will take the shortest possible time, always depending on the complexity of each occurrence and also on the need to discover the possible contributing factors.

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