<p>Three people were missing on Wednesday, after a helicopter fighting a forest fire on the Greek island Samos crashed in the sea, fire brigade officials said.</p>.<p>"Α rescue operation is under way," a fire brigade official told Reuters adding that four people were on board.</p>.<p>A coast quard official said one person has been rescued.</p>.<p>The helicopter had been leased by the government to fight forest fires, a Defence Ministry official told Reuters without providing any further details.</p>
<p>Three people were missing on Wednesday, after a helicopter fighting a forest fire on the Greek island Samos crashed in the sea, fire brigade officials said.</p>.<p>"Α rescue operation is under way," a fire brigade official told Reuters adding that four people were on board.</p>.<p>A coast quard official said one person has been rescued.</p>.<p>The helicopter had been leased by the government to fight forest fires, a Defence Ministry official told Reuters without providing any further details.</p>