According to Agence France-Presse on August 30, relevant authorities said that a fire helicopter crashed in the Douro River in northern Portugal on August 30. At least four crew members died and one person was missing. The report said that the 44-year-old pilot survived the crash and suffered minor injuries. The accident prompted the Portuguese government to declare August 31 as a national day of mourning. Rui Lampreia, an official of Portugal's National Maritime Service, said that the helicopter has been cut in two, and the search for the fifth passenger was suspended in the evening and will continue the next day. The national civil protection authorities said in a communiqué that the victims were between 29 and 45 years old and were all members of the National Gendarmerie Emergency Protection and Rescue Force. The accident occurred at around 12:30 p.m. local time. At the time, the helicopter had just put out a fire near Baiao and was on its way back.

According to Agence France-Presse on August 30, relevant authorities said that a fire helicopter crashed in the Douro River in northern Portugal on August 30. At least four crew members died and one person was missing. The report said that the 44-year-old pilot survived the crash and suffered minor injuries. The accident prompted the Portuguese government to declare August 31 as a national day of mourning. Rui Lampreia, an official of Portugal's National Maritime Service, said that the helicopter has been cut in two, and the search for the fifth passenger was suspended in the evening and will continue the next day. The national civil protection authorities said in a communiqué that the victims were between 29 and 45 years old and were all members of the National Gendarmerie Emergency Protection and Rescue Force. The accident occurred at around 12:30 p.m. local time. At the time, the helicopter had just put out a fire near Baiao and was on its way back.