<p>Five members of a mountain rescue team were killed and a sixth was seriously injured when their helicopter crashed in the French Alps, authorities said.</p>.<p>The helicopter was carrying the team on a training mission in the Savoie region on Tuesday evening. The helicopter came down at an altitude of 1,800 meters (5,905 feet), the prefecture of Savoie said in a statement.</p>.<p>The surviving crew member was able to give the alert. He has been transported to a hospital in the city of Grenoble, the prefecture said.</p>.<p>Weather conditions were particularly bad, local authorities said.</p>.<p>French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute in a tweet overnight to rescuers who “to save lives, are taking all the risks." He said the injured victim is “fighting for life.”</p>.<p>An investigation has been opened into the circumstances of the crash.</p>
<p>Five members of a mountain rescue team were killed and a sixth was seriously injured when their helicopter crashed in the French Alps, authorities said.</p>.<p>The helicopter was carrying the team on a training mission in the Savoie region on Tuesday evening. The helicopter came down at an altitude of 1,800 meters (5,905 feet), the prefecture of Savoie said in a statement.</p>.<p>The surviving crew member was able to give the alert. He has been transported to a hospital in the city of Grenoble, the prefecture said.</p>.<p>Weather conditions were particularly bad, local authorities said.</p>.<p>French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute in a tweet overnight to rescuers who “to save lives, are taking all the risks." He said the injured victim is “fighting for life.”</p>.<p>An investigation has been opened into the circumstances of the crash.</p>