Firefighting turned into a full-on nightmare in France, where a helicopter went down while scooping water to douse a forest blaze ... and someone caught the disaster on camera.

The cause of the fire was linked to the illegal burning of waste material. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

A helicopter crashed into a pond in France while attempting to collect water to fight wildfires.

The helicopter was attempting to fill a water bucket at a pond near Rosporden when it spun out of control and crashed.

Eyewitness video captured a helicopter crashing into a pond in Rosporden, France, as it tried to scoop water to battle a fire ...

On 24 August, a Morane 29 helicopter crashed into Rosporden Lake while gathering water for firefighting in France. The crew ...

Dramatic video shows the moment a firefighter helicopter attempting to fill a bucket with water lost control and crashed into ...

Firefighting helicopter crashes into pond while collecting water in France Source: @thibaees via Instagram Trump’s decision ...

A firefighting helicopter spun out of control and crashed into a pond in northwestern France as it tried to retrieve water ...