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Daphne Tolis

Daphne Tolis

Aug 3, 2026

speaker_0HOST
1:03
Do we know at this point how this happened?
1:06
Well, um, a preliminary investigation, and good morning from Athens, um, is underway.
1:13
So, uh, it's the official investigation.
1:16
Investigation is still in its early stages, so authorities have not reached any confident, let's say, conclusions.
1:24
Now, um, experienced firefighting pilots that have been speaking to Greek media, they say that, you know, based on the video footage and the evidence currently available, it's a combination of, uh, factors like human error, um, a- as lo- as well as the low visibility, the dense smoke, poor visibility, the strong winds, and the powerful thermal air cur- currents generated by the fire itself.
1:53
So we've seen the footage, uh, which is pretty dramatic.
1:57
Uh, the collision happened yesterday, Sunday afternoon, with the two Bell-type firefighting helicopters, uh, as they were carrying out water-dropping operations.
speaker_0HOST
2:27
And what do we know about the crew members that died?

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