On-site working technicians of the NINETEENTH Delegation to the Region of the CNSAS Lombardo (national corps of alpine and speleological rescue).
The area is steep and characterized by the presence of forest and rock, located above Arcisate, province of Varese, not far from the swiss border. The rescuers engaged are 35, belonging to the Stations of Varese, Lario Western, so-called Triangolo Lariano, Lecco. In the accident, according to preliminary information, one person died and two were injured. The work is still in progress, will follow any updates.
UPDATE 18.00
The three people were identified in an area called the Step of the Bishop, between the territory of Induno, and Hampshire, and the rescuers are moving to reach them. According to preliminary information, it would involve two men and a woman, all of the nationalities of switzerland. One was certainly killed in the impact, but it is not a question of the pilot. The other two are injured.
UPDATE 17.30
The teams have reached one of the two localized points, is the Rock Arch, where converge various trails in the area. We also try under the mount Target. Rescuers are calling loudly but no one answers.
Tragedy in Bisuschio, in a wooded area, in the early afternoon of today, Saturday, November 19.
A helicopter and a AW109 of black color from Lugano to Sondrio, is fallen, and we are a victim and two injured.
The medium is precipitated in an area impervious cover, on the mount Minisfreddo, at an altitude of 800 metres on the side facing towards Bisuschio. Because of the fog, low clouds and rain it is not possible to the intervention via air: we have tried both the relief efforts of Italian and swiss ones, but they had to give up. the rescue workers have thus reached the place of the accident by the ground, with a number of difficulties.
The alarm was launched from the pilot of the aircraft. On board there were three people: one is deceased, the other two were injured.
Video: Andrees Larroux
Two teams of the mountain rescue service of Luino and Varese were starting, together with the teams of the fire brigade, the forces of order, and the health of Areu. A helicopter Rega (swiss) flies over the area. The base camp is been organized in the area of sports field: to locate the vehicle is asked the help of some seasoned citizens of hiking trails in the area.
