Local insurer Vienna Insurance Group has paid EUR 5.5 million as compensation following the crash of an emergency care SMURD helicopter in the Siutghiol lake, in December last year.

Part of this amount was used to acquire a new helicopter, and part was paid as compensation for the relatives of the deceased. The insurer hasn’t mentioned, however, how much did the relatives receive. It said that it wanted to keep the information on compensations confidential, in order to protect the families. The compensation was based on the aviation insurance policy for risks.

The crashed helicopter was acquired in November 2012, and it was worth EUR 5 million. The money came from European funds.

The SMURD helicopter with four persons aboard crashed in the Siutghiol Lake in Mamaia resort, located on the Black Sea coast. The helicopter had four persons aboard-the pilot, the copilot, a doctor and a nurse. They all died.

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