A video has emerged of the terrifying moments inside the tourist helicopter that crashed on take-off.
All six people onboard the chopper miraculously survived.
But footage shows the chaos inside the cabin as the copter spins in the air and crashes on top of a nearby building.
American holidaymaker Francisco Salas, 36, is heard calling the emergency services using a combination of Spanish and English.
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He also describes the scene to the camera, saying: “I’ve been in a helicopter crash.
“We are very high up and waiting for the police and rescue team.”
After the crash, Francisco said: “I had a woman next to me with a lot of body weight who did not have the strength to support herself so I put my arm around her.
“I used one arm to support myself against the helicopter while using the other to support the woman for around 45 minutes.”
The businessman from Texas was one of six people on board the tourist chopper at the time of the crash in Medellín, Colombia, on Monday (26 Feb) evening.
Alongside him were two women from Costa Rica named Sandy Villalobos Marín, 34, and Karen Rivera Picada, 36, and Colombian nationals Luisa Fernanda Osorio and Jaime Andrés Echeverri.
Echeverri, who was the co-pilot, suffered a leg fracture in the accident.
The pilot was Brian Michel Álvarez, 32.
The helicopter was used to carry out tourist flights over the city, lasting between 12 and 15 minutes.
The chopper, a Bell 206 with the registration HK4810, ended up on top of a restaurant building next to a communications antenna.
Over 70 emergency workers took part in the rescue operation.
Francisco also stated that he thought he was going to die.
He said: “I had my phone with me, I made a video call to my mum and dad.
“I even said goodbye to my brother, it was a very serious moment.
“I just wanted to say goodbye, say thank you to everyone.”
The investigation into the crash continues.
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