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Four dead in Jebel Jais Mountain helicopter crash

A rescue helicopter crashed in Jebel Jais Mountain in Ras Al Khaimah on Saturday, December 29, killing four people aboard.

According to a top official of National Ambulance, the rescue helicopter was on its way to Jebel Jais to airlift an injured man in the mountain. However, the helicopter hit a zipline before crashing to the ground and bursting into flames, reported Gulf News.

The incident took the lives of three Emirati crew members and a foreigner.

Meanwhile, no zipline visitor was hurt due to the incident.

Jebel Jais is the location of the longest zipline in the world.

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