Five killed in federal police helicopter crash in southern Mexico

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MEXICO CITY, Sept. 21 -- A federal police helicopter crashed into the mountain range in the southern state of Guerrero, killing all three crew members and two passengers on board, police sources said Saturday.

Official sources quoted by local media reports said that the Black Hawk helicopter was found near the community of La Pintada, where 68 people were missing after a landslide triggered by heavy rains. The Black Hawk, which was missing since Thursday, was one of the many helicopters that came to help with the evacuation of residents in high risk areas after floods and landslides caused by the storms "Ingrid" and "Manuel" which hit last weekend in 24 states of the country.

The ill-fated rescue helicopter was conducting rescue operation in the municipality of Atoyac de Alvarez after taking off Thursday afternoon from the base of Pie de la Cuesta to address La Pintada.

Federal Police lost contact with the aircraft hours later after it rescued a group of people, said the sources.

Cause of the accident remained unknown.

At least 101 people died and another 68 were missing in Mexico because of the two devastating storms, local authorities said.

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