After the helicopter hit the mountain and flipped over, he watched it come directly down on top of him.
Palestinian officials said the helicopters had hit a weapons storeroom.
Police officials in the region said the helicopter had hit the side of a mountain.
The helicopter may have also hit something on the way down.
The helicopter dropped, hit the edge of the mesa, and plummeted down the side!
The helicopter hit the sea, broke up and sank.
And when helicopters hit the water, even gently, they sank.
A spokeswoman said she did not know if the helicopter had hit its target.
Nine people, including two Japanese journalists, died when the helicopter hit the ground and exploded.
The helicopter hit the mountain on their right, fell across the road in front of them, and exploded.