It is reported on Friday that two men, a pilot and a Russian businessman, died when a civilian helicopter flying from Switzerland to Monaco crashed in southern France. A regional official said “two bodies were recovered” after the accident, which occurred near the city of Nice at around 2:00 pm. The victims were identified as the pilot of the helicopter, operated by private company Monacair, and the passenger, a businessman who was “a Russian national with a Maltese passport”, the official said.
