In this handout photo provided by the Cavite Police Regional Office 4A, rescuers check the remains of a trainer helicopter after it crashed in Cavite province, Philippines on Thursday, April 11, 2024. A Philippine Navy helicopter crashed in a grassy area near a public market, killing two pilots on board, the military and police said.
Military spokesperson Col. Francel Padilla said the cause of the crash was not immediately known, but the two pilots had “executed emergency procedures." “I got really scared because the crash happened just nearby,” Laristan told The Associated Press. “I ran back to my home and grabbed my children."Several residents expressed relief that the helicopter did not hit their homes or the nearby public market, which was starting to draw a crowd after daybreak.
The instructor pilot and his navy colleague were extracted from the wreckage by paramedics and rescuers but were later declared dead in two hospitals, Genuino said.“No stone will be left unturned as we endeavor to prevent this kind of accident from happening again,” a navy statement said.