Helicopter was involved in the rescue of a mountain biker in the area of the Vercours ski resort near Villard-de-Lans.  Helicopter reportedly contacted cables and crashed, then consumed by fire.  One fatality, two serious (Pilot and SAMU Doctor) and two less serious injuries (two Gendarmes) – the latter four evacuated to hospital in Grenoble for medical attention

Vive émotion à Villard-de-Lans après le crash d'un hélicoptère de la Sécurité civile https://t.co/Ru1wY0EkWB pic.twitter.com/rI948VN8ut

— TF1LeJT (@TF1LeJT) September 13, 2021

Date:

12 September, 2021

Reg:

F-ZBQG

Make:

Airbus

Model:

EC145

MSN:

9217

Location:

Villard-de-Lans

Country:

France

Civil / Military:

Civil

Fatalities:

1

Operator:

Securite-Civile

Link:

https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/accident-d-helicoptere-le-maire-de-villard-de-lans-salue-des-heros-du-quotidien-1631523323

Link:

https://www.ledauphine.com/faits-divers-justice/2021/09/13/isere-crash-de-l-helicoptere-de-la-securite-civile-a-villard-de-lans-la-gendarmerie-lance-appel-a-temoins

Link:

https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/isere/interview-crash-d-un-helicoptere-dans-le-vercors-les-enqueteurs-lancent-un-appel-a-temoins-2248600.html