Reports indicate that an ambulance helicopter carrying 6 people crashed into the sea in Japan.

According to information from the Japan Coast Guard, the ambulance helicopter was en route from Tsushima Island in the Nagasaki prefecture to a hospital in the Fukuoka prefecture. Approximately 10 minutes after takeoff, contact was lost around 13:43.

Following the notification, a search operation was initiated along the flight path, and the helicopter was found overturned on the sea surface. It was announced that 3 out of the 6 people on board were rescued alive. An 86-year-old female patient, her 68-year-old son accompanying her, and a 34-year-old male doctor were reported to have lost their lives. Since there was no significant damage to the helicopter found in the sea, it is considered that the pilot attempted an emergency landing before the crash, leading to an in-depth investigation of the incident.