By Joel Guinto
INQUIRER.net
Last updated 12:30pm (Mla time) 01/15/2007
MANILA -- THREE Japanese nationals and their Filipino pilot escaped unhurt when their helicopter crashed in waters off the resort island of El Nido in Palawan province on Sunday, an official said.
The three Japanese jumped out of the helicopter before it hit the water at around 12:35 p.m. while the pilot, identified as Butch Soriano, swam to the surface seconds shortly after the aircraft sank, said Captain Alberto Araojo, chief of joint task force Malampaya.
The crash was believed to have been caused by mechanical failure, Araojo said.
"All four are safe and unhurt," he said in a phone interview.
The Japanese passengers chartered the aircraft from the Eurocopter Company to take video footage of the El Nido area for possible business ventures, Araojo said.
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