2023 Guyana Defence Force helicopter crash

When

6 Dec 2023

Kind

Air disaster

Coordinates

5.73° N, 59.32° W

Description

aviation incident in Guyana

Deaths

5

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

Aviation incident in Guyana

On 6 December 2023, a Bell 412EP helicopter operated by the Guyana Defence Force crashed in western Guyana, killing five out of the seven on board. The crash happened about 30 miles east of Arau near the Venezuelan border. The helicopter carried senior GDF military officers, and was reportedly conducting "border operations".

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