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Portugal declares day of mourning after four die in helicopter crash

Portugal declares day of mourning after four die in helicopter crash

One person is still missing after the aircraft that was returning from a firefighting mission crashed into a river

Portugal has declared a day of mourning after a firefighting helicopter crashed in the Douro River leaving at least four dead and one missing.

The pilot survived the accident, which happened in Lamego a little after 12.30pm on Friday afternoon while the helicopter was returning from fighting a fire near Baião, just inland from the city of Porto.

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