A military helicopter plunged into a lake while battling a volcano fire.
Four crew members were attempting to scoop water into a bucket when the chopper encountered a technical problem and crashed.
Footage shows it hovering above the surface as it gathered water to battle the nearby blaze.
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Suddenly it dropped towards the lake as onlookers gasped in shock.
The spinning rotors sent water shooting into the air as the cameraperson screamed and suggested calling the police.
The chopper then disappears from view.
It crashed in Chanmico Lagoon, in Opico, north west of the capital San Salvador, in El Salvador.
The Salvadoran Army helicopter was battling a large fire that broke out on the San Salvador Volcano.
Four soldiers were onboard at the time of the crash on Sunday (2 Feb).
Luckily, all survived.
Cruz Verde paramedics arrived on the scene to provide assistance to the injured servicemen.
They were transferred to hospital in another helicopter with non-life-threatening injuries, as reported by Need To Know.
The Armed Forces of El Salvador stated: “We inform you that an Air Force helicopter crashed in the Chanmico Lagoon in San Juan Opico, La Libertad, while gathering water in the bucket system to extinguish a fire affecting part of the San Salvador Volcano.
“The four crew members are out of danger.”
A Cruz Verde spokesperson said: “Teams were sent to the scene to provide assistance to the injured.
“The Air Force then transferred its four crew members to hospital by helicopter.”
The cause of the crash is currently under investigation.
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