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Israel Air Force Rescue Unit Describes Search for Comrades in Romania

(Ynet News) Hanan Greenberg - The IDF rabbinate has completed the identification of the six IDF soldiers who lost their lives in the helicopter crash in Romania. Earlier, members of Rescue Unit 669 recounted the harsh terrain and weather conditions they endured during the search for their comrades. In order to reach the crash site, the unit's 50 soldiers had to climb for an hour and a half from where they had been dropped off by helicopter. "We took ladders to climb over the waterfalls and used ropes to avoid slipping on the rocks. We [were]...on a slope of 60%, so in many places it was impossible to stand. We spread ropes over the whole area, and in some places worked while harnessed to the ropes. Every few minutes there was a downpour which completely soaked us." When they arrived at the crash site they saw the charred remains of the helicopter. "We lifted every part, looked under every stone," they said. "We knew there was a danger of bad weather and stones that could roll down from above....Then we picked everything up, dozens of kilos, and carried it all back to the helicopter."
2010-07-29 09:35:53
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