Sunday, August 2nd 2026 - 20:43 UTC
A British pilot and a second Greek coordinator, aboard the other aircraft, survived with minor injuries and will remain in hospital for 24 hours under observation
Two crew members were killed on Sunday when two helicopters battling a wildfire collided in midair in the Psatha area, on the boundary between Attica and Boeotia northwest of Athens, the Hellenic Fire Service said.
The victims were a Danish pilot and a Greek fire service liaison officer. A British pilot and a second Greek coordinator, aboard the other aircraft, survived with minor injuries and will remain in hospital for 24 hours under observation. All four crew members were located after the crash; two were found unconscious and later pronounced dead. Their names have not been released.
Video recorded by a bystander shows one aircraft striking the rotor of the other, which caught fire and fell into a ravine. The second made an emergency landing in an area of low vegetation. According to the Ekathimerini website, the survivors immediately reported the collision and guided rescuers to the crash site.
