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Weather halts Peru heli search

2012-06-08 18 Dailymotion

PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />This is the Cusco area of Peru where a helicopter reportedly carrying a party of South Koreans and Austrians vanished.<br/> <br />Its operators said they lost contact after the aircraft made an emergency landing close to the Hualla Hualla mountain.<br/> <br />A specialist high altitude mountain search team started looking for the missing chopper on Thursday.<br/> <br />They were later forced to suspend the search and return to base because of heavy fog.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: ALEJANDRO FIGUEROA, RESCUE WORKER, SAYING (Spanish):<br/> <br />"Everything is completely foggy. The area is covered, it's inaccessible up to the summit."<br/> <br />Early reports were confused but some suggested up to 12 South Korean business people were among those on board.<br/> <br />The reports say there were also two Austrians and two Peruvian crew members.<br/> <br />The search was due to resume on Friday depending on weather conditions.<br/> <br />Paul Chapman, Reuters

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