{"id":10063,"date":"2018-07-24T16:18:16","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T16:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=10063"},"modified":"2018-07-24T16:18:16","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T16:18:16","slug":"asamankese-helicopter-carrying-gold-forced-to-land-on-maize-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=10063","title":{"rendered":"Asamankese: Helicopter carrying gold forced to land on maize farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A mechanical fault forced a private helicopter transporting gold bars from Bibiani Chirano Gold Mine to land\u00a0on a maize farm at Yanowa near Asamankese.<\/p>\n<p>The helicopter was en route to Accra on Monday when the incident happened.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-424455\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Helicopter-forced-landing-1-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Helicopter-forced-landing-1-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Helicopter-forced-landing-1-1-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Helicopter-forced-landing-1-1-768x526.jpg 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The four crew members on board escaped unhurt according to police, who were dispatched to secure the scene.<\/p>\n<p>DSP Ebenezer Tetteh, the Eastern Regional Police Public Relations Officer, said the police received the distress call at around 12:45 pm on Monday with reports that a helicopter had crash-landed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-424456\" src=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Helicopter-forced-landing-2-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Helicopter-forced-landing-2-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Helicopter-forced-landing-2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Helicopter-forced-landing-2-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/citinewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Helicopter-forced-landing-2-1-765x510.jpg 765w\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBased on the information, the police quickly moved to the scene where the helicopter landed\u2026 the police were able to provide enough security on the ground to enable another helicopter that came later to transport the boxes of gold and the distressed crewmen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we speak, the gold has safely arrived in Accra with the crew members. So that is what happened,\u201d DSP Tetteh recounted.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mechanical fault forced a private helicopter transporting gold bars from Bibiani Chirano Gold Mine to land\u00a0on a maize farm at Yanowa near Asamankese. The helicopter was en route to Accra on Monday when the incident happened. The four crew members on board escaped unhurt according to police, who were dispatched to secure the scene. 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