the country's consul told AFP. The helicopter went down in Tijuca National Park, a mountainside forest with very dense vegetation. Firefighters confirmed the pilot and three women "burned to death" and released images showing the smoking remains of the aircraft on a steep, hard-to-reach hillside. Diana Paez, the Consul General of Colombia in Rio de Janeiro, told AFP the three women were part of a family group who had traveled to the Brazilian city to celebrate a girl's 15th birthday. The group of six had split up because the helicopter could only take three passengers. The birthday girl's grandmother, aunt and cousin died in the crash, and she was supposed to take a second flight later on, with her father and his partner, Paez said. The consulate provided support to Brazilian authorities in identifying the victims, a difficult task because of the condition of the bodies. The aircraft went down near Vista Chinesa, a replica of a Chinese pagoda known for its high-altitude vantage point, with its views of Rio from the heart of the forest. The monument appeared in the 2011 animated film "Rio". (Bssnews)