Military helicopter carrying a sick baby to hospital crashes - killing all seven on board

Horrific: The wreckage of a military helicopter is pictured at the crash site near Belgrade airport

A military helicopter rushing a sick baby to hospital in Belgrade crashed near the Serbian capital’s main airport last night, killing all seven on board.
Four crew members, two medical workers and the baby were killed in the crash, Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said at an extraordinary government session today.

The helicopter had been scrambled to the southern Serbian region of Raska after an ambulance taking the child to hospital for treatment for respiratory problems was blocked by a landslide.
"The control tower lost contact with the helicopter at 10.30pm," Vucic said. "The helicopter disappeared from (air traffic controllers’) radar at 10.34pm.
At the session, the cabinet unanimously voted to proclaim Sunday a national day of mourning.

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Loss: The Serbian military helicopter carrying a sick baby for treatment in Belgrade crashed near the capital's main airport on Friday evening

The Russian-made Mi-17 transport helicopter came down "in the wider area" of Belgrade airport, the defence ministry said.
There have been a number of fatal helicopter crashes this week.
Seven marines and four soldiers were feared dead after a US Army helicopter crashed during a night training exercise on Wednesday.
A military official confirmed that body parts were found on a beach in Florida used for training exercises.
Eglin Air Force Base in Florida said the marines are part of a special operations group and the soldiers are from a Louisiana-based National Guard unit.

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Fatal: Members of a French investigative team look at the wreckage after a helicopter crash in the Argentine province of La Rioja

"We have found some human remains,” Eglin Air Force Base spokesman Andy Bourland told NBC News.
The day before two helicopters collided in Argentina, killing 10, three of them French sports stars.
The aircraft were being used to transport cast and crew for Dropped, a popular European survival reality show.
Among the dead were French Olympic gold medal swimmer Camille Muffat, Olympic boxer Alexis Vastine and sailor Florence Arthaud.