Two dead after Mt Aspiring helicopter crash

· RNZ
Mt Aspiring National Park. File photo.Photo: AFP

Two people have died after a helicopter crash in Mt Aspiring National Park on Sunday morning.

Police said reports of the crash came in about 9.50am.

Maritime NZ's Rescue Coordination centre handed responsibility for the response to police who are now at the scene.

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