Cerveny Kamen

7 die in midair crash of 2 parachute planes over Slovakia

The crash took place Thursday morning about 0720 GMT (2:20 a.m. EDT) near the village of Cerveny Kamen, said Zuzana Farkasova, a spokeswoman for the Slovak firefighters. 

Rescue workers used helicopters to reach the crash site in the White Carpathians mountain range that forms the border with the Czech Republic.