{"id":72424,"date":"2023-09-11T14:02:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T10:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/?p=72424"},"modified":"2023-09-11T14:04:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T10:04:25","slug":"helicoptercrashupdate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/latest\/helicoptercrashupdate\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Two Pilots Have Been Confirmed Dead After Helicopter Crashes Into Sea Off The UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a tragic update, two pilots have been officially confirmed as deceased following the helicopter crash that occurred off the coast of the UAE last weekend.<\/p>\n

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On Thursday evening<\/a>, a helicopter with two pilots on board crashed into the sea near Dubai\u2019s coast<\/h2>\n
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A Bell 212 medium helicopter<\/a>, with an Egyptian and a South African pilot on board, took off from Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport for a nighttime training session. The incident is said to have occurred in the Arabian Gulf, off the coast of Dubai, at 8:30 pm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A day later, authorities found the wreckage of the chopper and confirmed the death of one pilot<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

A statement from the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) was posted on their Instagram<\/a>, confirming finding one of the plane’s crew who had passed away as a result from the accident.<\/p>\n

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