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Deadly incident occurs after chopper clips zipline cable on the UAE's tallest mountain
Ras Al Khaimah: The National Search and Rescue Center has announced the names of the four-member crew who were killed while performing their duty on board Agusta 139 rescue helicopter which crashed next to Jais Mountain in Ras Al Khaimah earlier on Saturday.
The names are:
Pilot: Saqr Saeed Mohamed Abdullah AlYamahi
Pilot: Hameed Mohamed Obaid AlZa'abi
Navigator: Jasim Abdullah Ali Tunaiji
First Aid Man: Mark Roxburgh
The rescue helicopter crashed on Jebel Jais mountain in Ras Al Khaimah, killing four crew members on Saturday.
The incident happened when the helicopter clipped a zipline on the mountain, the UAE's highest peak. The dead include three Emiratis and a foreigner.
His Highness Shaikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, has ordered immediate investigation into the crash of the helicopter, which was operated by the National Search and Rescue Center.
Shaikh Saud also ordered a comprehensive investigation into the security and safety requirements being followed in the incident site to establish the cause.
A top official said: “The accident happened at 5:50pm on Saturday and the helicopter was on a mission to airlift an injured man from Jebel Jais. The helicopter crashed before reaching the man.”
He said the helicopter crashed after hitting the zip line cable.
