3 evacuated to hospital in Israeli helicopter crash: emergency service-Xinhua

3 evacuated to hospital in Israeli helicopter crash: emergency service

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2022-01-04 05:11:40

Rescuers search for a crashed helicopter near the coast of Haifa, Israel, on Jan. 3, 2022. (JINI via Xinhua)

JERUSALEM, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Three crew members were evacuated to hospital on Monday night after a helicopter crash off Israel's northern shore, the country's national Magen David Adom emergency health service said.

Magen David Adom did not elaborate on the condition of the injured in its statement.

Rescue teams rushed to the site of the incident near the coast of the northern city of Haifa, the police said in a separate statement.

The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. Enditem

A ship of security forces searches for a crashed helicopter near the coast of Haifa, Israel, on Jan. 3, 2022. (JINI via Xinhua)

People hold parts of a crashed helicopter in Haifa, Israel, on Jan. 3, 2022. (JINI via Xinhua)

People hold parts of a crashed helicopter in Haifa, Israel, on Jan. 3, 2022. (JINI via Xinhua)

A ship of security forces searches for a crashed helicopter near the coast of Haifa, Israel, on Jan. 3, 2022. (JINI via Xinhua)

People hold parts of a crashed helicopter in Haifa, Israel, on Jan. 3, 2022. (JINI via Xinhua)