7 Years Since Disaster Prevention Helicopter Crash, Memorial Held in Kusatsu.

Breaking News "Gunma Prefecture."
By AI from "Isesaki FM."

The 10th of this month marks seven years since the prefecture's disaster prevention helicopter crashed in the mountains, killing nine people.
In August 2018, a disaster prevention helicopter crashed during a hiking trail inspection flight in the mountains of Nakanojo Town, killing nine people, including firefighters and the pilot. A memorial service was held in Kusatsu Town on the 10th, with approximately 60 people in attendance, including bereaved family members and Governor Ichita Yamamoto. While the ceremony is usually held in front of a memorial monument near the site, this year the venue was changed due to the raised eruption alert level for Mount Kusatsu-Shirane.