Crash of a water bombardier helicopter in Brittany: the images are impressive

Water Bombardier helicopter Morane 29 was on a mission, Sunday August 24, 2025, when the accident occurred around 7:10 p.m. Rosporden (Finistère).

The crash occurred above the municipality pond when the device was filling in the bambi bucketthe water container under the fuselage of the helicopter. The aircraft was then engaged against the fire of a house in the Rosporden sector.

The video of the crash, filmed by an individual, and taken up by many accounts on Facebook of which Breton, is impressive:

The crew healthy and except

There were two men on board: the pilot and a firefighter. “They managed to get out of the cabin and return to the safe and sound bank,” said the prefecture of Finistère in a press release.

The two occupants of the device as well as the mechanic of the company charting the helicopter (present on the edge of the pond) were taken care of for medico-psychological follow-up. They were able to leave the hospital on Sunday evening.

An investigation will determine the precise causes of this accident. The departmental fire and rescue service, in connection with the State, the Departmental Council of Finistère and the Héliberté company, will contribute to all the investigations necessary to understand the circumstances of this accident.

Measure the pollution of the pond

In addition, the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service has recognized a drone from the Rosporden pond for Measure the extent of the irritation visible on the surface And set up an absorbent sausage device adapted to the risk of pollution. As a precaution, the Pont-Aven pumping station was stopped.

In a press release, the prefecture informed this Monday, August 26 that “a specialized company must intervene today in order toStudy the situation and the methods for leaving the water of the device. »»

A new device made available

It also indicates that today “a new device will be made available. The SDIS of Finistère is linked to the Héliberté company to organize, in compliance with the safety rules, the resumption of the mission. »

As a reminder, since 2023, this helicopter was committed to fighting forest fires. It was rented by the Department and the State since 2023 to the Héliberté company whose head office is at Mans (Sarthe).

This summer, he intervened “33 times in July and August and had made 154 drops,” recalls the prefecture of Finistère.

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