See images of the location where the helicopter with singer Rick crashed in Santa Catarina
Helicopter was located by firefighters on Tuesday (22), after disappearing with five people on board; there were no survivors.
Aerial images received by the BnT Online show the location where the helicopter carrying singer Rick, from the duo Rick & Renner, crashed into Santa Catarina. The plane was found Tuesday after disappearing during a flight on Monday afternoon.
The video shows the debris of the helicopter amidst the vegetation of a closed forest region. In the images, it is possible to observe part of the aircraft fuselage, including the cabin, between trees and branches. The registration was made from above, allowing to visualize the characteristics of the terrain where the accident occurred. The area has dense vegetation, which made it difficult to locate the work carried out by the rescue teams.
Helicopter with singer Rick found after crash in Santa Catarina; no survivors
According to information released by the Santa Catarina Military Fire Department, five people were found dead at the site of the fall, including singer Rick.
Helicopter found after search operation
The aircraft was located around noon on Tuesday, during an operation that mobilized approximately 40 firefighters, as well as sniffing dogs, drones and rescue vehicles. The Archangel 03 helicopter, of the Fire Department of Santa Catarina, was responsible for the location of the wreckage during an overflight through the region of the Serra Catarinense.
The aircraft had taken off from Porto Belo, in the North Coast of Santa Catarina, bound for São Joaquim, in the Serra Catarinense.The last contact took place on the afternoon of Monday (21), when the helicopter disappeared, starting the mobilization of the search and rescue teams.
The causes of the accident will be investigated
The helicopter carried singer Rick, businessman Bruno Avelar and other occupants. The identity of one of the five victims had not yet been disclosed by the authorities until the update of this report.
The circumstances that caused the aircraft to crash are still unknown and should be clarified through investigation. Watch the video and see the images of the debris of the helicopter in the Serra Catarinense:
