# @reuters on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DN0-nLYYoqz
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33708606-reuters-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-08-26T18:13:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Reuters (@Reuters) — https://gondola.cc/Reuters

## Caption

A helicopter lost control and crashed into a pond in Rosporden, France, as it tried to scoop water to battle a fire on August 24.
 
The pilot, an officer aboard the helicopter, and a witness were taken to a local hospital, with no fatalities reported, according to a statement by the local municipality.
 
Authorities took measures to contain risk of pollution, Mayor Michel Loussouarn said in a statement on social media.
 
#helicopter #helicoptercrash #aviation #wildfires #france

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wildfires, helicoptercrash, helicopter, aviation, france

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