A pilot has been taken to Nelson hospital with moderate injuries after his helicopter crashed while fighting the Pigeon Valley fires in the Tasman District
A pilot has been taken to Nelson hospital with moderate injuries after his helicopter crashed while fighting the Pigeon Valley fires in the Tasman District
17 February 2019
The crash happened near Eves Valley Road about 2.50 this afternoon.
All aircraft operations have been suspended.
David Hiatt from Wanaka based Alpine Helicopters says one of their AS350 Squirrel aircraft has been fighting the fire but it wasn't the one that crashed.
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