LONDON: Five people were killed when their helicopter crashed in poor conditions in a mountainous part of Wales, rescuers said Thursday after a major search operation.
Authorities found the wreckage of the privately-owned Twin Squirrel chopper in Snowdonia, a national park in northwest Wales, after it went down en route to Dublin.
The bodies are being recovered from what local police said was “very difficult and challenging terrain”.
“Local conditions were described as atrocious, with visibility down to less than 10 metres (33 feet) in places,” said Gareth Evans from the North Wales Police force.
