GENEVA, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- A Swiss army helicopter crashed around noon local time on Wednesday in the Gotthard region of the Swiss Alps, Switzerland's Defence Ministry has confirmed.
While the number of people on board has yet to be confirmed, the ministry said that emergency rescue operations were immediately initiated by authorities.
The incident comes just weeks after the crash of a Swiss air force F/A 18 fighter jet in the Swiss Alps that resulted in the death of its 27-year-old pilot.