4 people died in the crash of a helicopter that was helping to extinguish a forest fire in America

4 people were killed when a police helicopter crashed in the US state of New Mexico, as they were returning from helping firefighters in the face of a forest fire.
The Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on its Twitter account that three members of the Police Department’s office and one county fire department employee were on board the helicopter.

𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟’𝐬 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡

This evening we learned that one of our aircraft, Metro 2, was involved in a crash near Las Vegas, NM. pic.twitter.com/UyvOpKvU88

— BCSO (Sheriff) NM (@BCSONM) July 17, 2022

Police added that the plane crashed late Saturday near Las Vegas, New Mexico.
“There is no information on the presence of survivors,” she said.
“These individuals were on their way back to Albuquerque after helping the firefighters with the East Mesa fire,” she said.
Police confirmed that the investigation into the accident is still in its initial stages.