Tourist helicopter crash in the Alps leaves three dead: Three survivors rescued ... trends now By Miriam Kuepper Published: 17:02 BST, 2 April 2024 | Updated: 17:11 BST, 2 April 2024 Viewcomments A tourist helicopter crashed in the Swiss Alps today, killing three people and injuring another three. The helicopter, which had four tourists, a mountain guide and the pilot on board, slipped into a slope on the Petit Combin mountain airfield, in the Swiss canton of Valais, around 9.25am local time. The tourists and their guide had planned to go heli-skiing, which is off-trail, downhill skiing where the skiers get to the top of the mountain by helicopter, instead of via a ski lift. Police say slipped off the summit of the 3,668-meter high mountain onto the north slope for reasons currently unknown. The nationality of the tourists on board the helicopter is unknown and it has not yet been revealed whether the three people who were killed in the crash were all tourists. Police said that two people could be rescued immediately and were flown to hospital and that a third person was later found alive. The extent of their injuries is not known. The other three occupants of the helicopter were recovered but pronounced dead. Swiss authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the accident. This is a breaking news story. More to follow. Breaking News Read more: Share or comment on this article: Tourist helicopter crash in the Alps leaves three dead: Three survivors rescued and taken to hospital All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility