Six people have been killed in central Italy after a rescue helicopter crashed. <br /><br /> The aircraft is said to have come down in think fog in a mountainous region not far from where a hotel was engulfed by an avalanche last week. <br /><br /> It is reported that the helicopter had just picked up an injured skier near the Campo Felice ski resort in Italy’s Abruzzo region just before the accident. Witnesses reported hearing a loud explosion. <br /><br /> Officials say emergency teams found the six dead in the snow upon reaching the crash site. <br /><br /> It is not thought that the aircraft was involved in the ongoing rescue operations at the hotel Rigopiano.<br />
