Two men in their 30s were moderately injured today (Tuesday) after the helicopter in which they took off crashed near the settlement of Regavim in the north of the country.
MDA medics and paramedics arrived at the scene of the crash, treated the two and evacuated them by helicopter to Rambam Hospital.
Two moderately injured in a helicopter crash near Regavim // Credit: Fire and Rescue and Israel
Police vehicles who arrived at the scene assisted in securing the scene and carried out preliminary investigations in the field to investigate the circumstances of the incident.
The IEC received an initial report that a helicopter that was performing work for them had crashed.
The company is in contact with the airline and the factors in the field, and is now clarifying the details.
The helicopter that crashed // Photo: Police spokeswoman,
MDA reported on the incident: "In the morning, a report was received of an aircraft that crashed, apparently while engaged in power cable slavery, in an open area. "MDA medics and paramedics provided medical treatment and evacuated two men in their thirties, in full consciousness and in fair condition with bruises."