THREE people have died in a horror tourist helicopter crash in the Swiss Alps.
The terrifying smash happened on the Petit Combin mountain airfield, in the Swiss canton of Valais, around 9.25am local time.
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Three people have died and another three survivors were raced to hospital.
There were four tourists, a mountain guide and the pilot on board at the time of the crash.
The helicopter, owned by Air Glaciers, was said to have slipped into a slope – killing three onboard.
Air Glaciers, which was also involved in the rescue efforts, told local media: “We are deeply shocked by this event. Our thoughts are with the families and relatives of the victims.”
Swiss authorities have launched a probe into the crash.
The tourists had been set to go heli-skiing, which is off-trail, downhill skiing where the skiers get to the top of the mountain by helicopter, instead of via a ski lift.
MailOnline reported cops said the helicopter slipped off the summit of the 3,668-meter-high mountain onto the north slope.
The reason is currently unknown.
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