Why did the rescuers after a helicopter crashed into the sea mourn the victims in silence in the rain?

On March 19, a helicopter crashed into the sea near Guanyin Mountain in Xiamen, Fujian, killing three people and leaving one missing. At around 21:00, rescuers from the Dawn Rescue Team paid a silent tribute to the three victims who were salvaged ashore in the rain.

At 19:15, the East China Regional Administration of Civil Aviation of China issued a situation report stating that the aircraft was a Bell 206B aircraft (flight number 7720) of Beijing Pan-Asia General Aviation Co., Ltd. while performing an aerial sightseeing mission. come down.

The report also stated that the Civil Aviation East China Regional Administration quickly launched a second-level emergency response, established an investigation team and rushed to the scene immediately, and will investigate the incident in accordance with the law.

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Searching for the last victim all night

At 5:50 pm on March 19, the Xiamen rescue base emergency rescue team learned of the danger , immediately implemented emergency diving operations and successfully retrieved the bodies of three victims from the crashed aircraft. However, the search and rescue work did not stop because the captain had not been found yet.

On the morning of March 20, Jimu News reporters saw many yachts passing by on the sea near Guanyin Mountain in Xiamen. The air was filled with heavy fog, and it was difficult to distinguish the yachts from a little further away.

Many tourists gathered on the beach. Everyone talked with each other, took photos, and sometimes looked at the sea to follow the latest rescue progress.

Local resident Liu Ran (pseudonym) was playing with two children at the beach. The children carried red buckets and kept filling water from the sea and pouring it on the beach. "Come up a little bit." Liu Ran raised his head and shouted from time to time. He was worried that the two children would go too deep into the sea.

The waves hit the beach one after another, stirring up circles of foam. Liu Ran said that the sea tide rises at different times due to different seasons, and this sea area is foggy all year round, which will make search and rescue operations difficult.

Not far from the incident, the owner of a beach motorcycle shop said she heard a loud noise during the incident and was startled. She initially thought there was an accident on the boat, but later she learned that a plane crashed into the sea. "The sea is very clear near, and it seems like you can see to the bottom, but it is very deep in the distance," the shop owner said.

On the afternoon of March 20, the sun shone brightly and the thick fog gradually dispersed. At about 3 p.m., the body of the last victim was found and the wreckage of the plane was salvaged. There was no cheering at the scene, and the surrounding people watched as the search and rescue team packed their bags and left slowly.

A member of the Xiamen Blue Sky Rescue Team said that for more than 20 hours, they had almost no food, drink or sleep. "The team set out at 6 o'clock in the evening, and the search and rescue continued until 3 o'clock in the middle of the night. We went out to search again at 6 o'clock in the morning, and finally found the body of the last victim around 2:45 in the afternoon." The team member told Jimu News reporter

Zhejiang Daily-The body of the last victim of a tour helicopter crashing into the sea in Xiamen was recovered