A French helicopter crew have survived after the plane they had been travelling in crashed into lake whereas attempting to gather water to combat wildfires.
An eyewitness filmed the helicopter descending on the physique of water carrying a vessel for amassing water, earlier than showing to lose management and ending up within the lake in Rosporden, north-western France.
In line with a press release from the native municipality, the pilot, the officer aboard the helicopter, and a witness had been taken to a neighborhood hospital, with no fatalities reported.
In a press release on social media, Mayor of Rosporden Michel Loussouarn mentioned authorities had taken measures to comprise the chance of air pollution within the lake