TINGLAYAN, Kalinga -- A police colonel and
two others narrowly cheated death after their Robinson R44 helicopter crashed
into a mountain here before noon Wednesday.
Senior Supt. Froilan Perez, Kalinga police
director, identified the three as Supt. Oliver Emmodias, chief of operations of
the Cordillera police; and the helicopter’s pilot, Chief Insp. Dexter Vitug,
and co-pilot, PO3 Jude Edwin Duque.
According to reports, the three policemen,
who were immediately rescued by an Air Force plane, sustained minor injuries
and were rushed to a hospital in Tabuk City, the capital of Kalinga.
The helicopter, according to initial reports,
suffered mechanical malfunction, causing it to crash into Mt. Bitulayungan
while about to land at the police command post in Tinglayan at 11:15 a.m. on
June 19.
Besides mechanical trouble, reports said
strong winds and the helicopter’s heavy load were also being eyed as probable
cause of the accident.
The helicopter, which took off from Kalinga
police headquarters in Tabuk City, was conducting aerial marijuana eradication
survey when the incident happened.
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