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By John Ogunsemore
A fightfighter helicopter has crashed into a lake while trying to scoop water to combat wildfires in France.
Amateur footage that circulated online shows the moment the chopper lowered itself on the body of water carrying a “bambi bucket”, a flexible container installed under the fuselage of the aircraft.
However, tragedy struck as the pilot quickly lost control of the chopper, which went into a tailspin and crashed into the lake in Rosporden, north-western France.
The incident occurred at around 7 pm local time on Sunday evening.
In a statement, the local municipality disclosed that no fatality was recorded, but added that the pilot, the officer aboard the helicopter, and a witness were taken to a local hospital.
The helicopter was said to have made 27 drops earlier in the day as it helped battle vegetation fires in the Finistere department of Beuzec-Cap-Sizun.
