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1st LEAD: Helicopter crash on New Zealand's glacier tourist site

Xinhua, November 21, 2015 Adjust font size:

A helicopter carrying up to seven people has crashed in south island of New Zealand on Saturday morning near Fox Glacier, one of two major glacier tourist attractions of the southern pacific island country.

The Rescue Co-Ordination Center confirmed that it is leading a rescue operation involving four choppers.

Local news website Stuff quoted some reports saying all on board were dead.

St John first aid was alerted to reports of a helicopter crash at 11.05 a.m. on Saturday while they are yet to reach the scene. Enditem