Helicopter Crash Off Catalina Island Kills 2 People, Leaves 2 Hospitalized and 1 Missing
Four people were rescued and hospitalized, while the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash of the REACH Air Medical helicopter.
- A REACH Air Medical Services helicopter crashed near Catalina Island on Wednesday evening with five people on board, triggering an urgent search for one missing passenger.
- The aircraft went down near Pebbly Beach shortly after takeoff, prompting the Los Angeles County Fire Department to dispatch helicopters and dive teams at 7:50 p.m.
- Two of the four rescued passengers were transported to a hospital in Avalon in stable condition with minor injuries, while two others remain in unknown medical condition.
- LA County Supervisor Janice Hahn confirmed the crash on X, writing, "Search and rescue operations are underway and I am praying for everyone who was on board."
- Global Medical Response is coordinating with authorities, while the U.S. Coast Guard and dive teams continue searching for the one remaining potential victim.
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A helicopter carrying five people crashed into the water off the coast of Catalina Island in California on Wednesday evening, killing two of those on board, sending two others to the hospital and prompting a search in the water for the last one. "This remains [...]
Two people were killed, two others were injured and one was missing after a medical helicopter crashed into the sea off the California coast near Los Angeles on Wednesday, local officials told US media.
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