Overview

• The EC-135 helicopter went down on July 29 during a low-altitude training flight under 500 feet, plunging into the Mulde River near Grimma.
• By July 31 all three servicemembers were found deceased and their deaths confirmed by Defence Minister Boris Pistorius.
• The Bundeswehr has declared the area a military security zone, enforced a flight prohibition and installed oil containment booms to safeguard the river.
• The General Flugsicherheit der Bundeswehr is probing potential technical, human and environmental factors, including the role of nearby steel measurement cables.
• Police have opened an online tip portal for eyewitness accounts while psychosocial and chaplaincy teams continue supporting the bereaved families.