A private helicopter crashed this morning in the Lake Maggiore area, in the town of Solcio di Lesa, in the province of Novara (Piedmont). An ambulance and the 118 air ambulance immediately arrived on the scene. At the moment, however, the information available is still limited and fragmentary and it is not possible to establish with certainty either the causes of the tragedy or the exact point where the impact occurred: the latest news arriving reports that the victim was Adrian Bryner, with the crash occurring on land and not on the waters of the lake.
According to what has emerged so far, the aircraft had taken off a few minutes ago from a private villa (owned by Bryner) located at the mouth of the Erno, also on the Piedmont side of the lake, when the mysterious crash occurred. The alarm was raised by some eyewitnesses who witnessed the scene: the police are engaged in delicate rescue operations for the victims and in reconstructing the dynamics of the accident.
All the people on board the helicopter were involved in the crash: the dramatic but now confirmed toll speaks of one dead and three injured, who according to initial information are currently under code yellow. According to the first information available, the victim is believed to be a person of around 60 years of age.
Of the three injured, however, two were transported to the Novara hospital, while the third was taken to the Borgomanero hospital for the necessary treatment. Rescue operations are still underway, while the exact dynamics of the accident, including the precise point where the impact occurred, remains to be clarified. In addition to the rescuers, the mayor of Lesa, Luca Bona, also went to the site of the tragedy to personally follow the development of the operations and provide his support to the authorities involved.
The situation therefore remains under development.
