Double Tragedy As Rescue Helicopter Crashes While Trying To Retrieve Corpse Of A Mountain Climber (Photos)

A helicopter on a mission to retrieve the the body of a tragic mountain climber has crashed and burst into flames, killing all four on board. Footage of the shocking crash shows the chopper becoming tangled in overhead power lines before hitting the ground and exploding.

Four rescue workers had taken to the air in the black helicopter as they set out to retrieve the body of climber Violeta Ruiz Sanchez, who had died after falling 984 feet from a cliff edge.

Second later the helicopter plummets towards the ground and a fireball engulfs the area, killing all four people onboard.

It is reported that the helicopter pilot and the co-pilot had found the location of the body and then come back to base to pick up two other rescue officers to accompany them.

The Governor of the state, Francisco Vega de Lamadrid, extended his sympathies to all those affected by the event.