Helicopter crashes off Catalina Island with deaths reported

Summarised from 6 outlets · Updated 1 Oct, 09:55 · Archive

A helicopter crashed into the ocean off Catalina Island on Wednesday night with five people aboard.

A helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Catalina Island on Wednesday night shortly after departing. The aircraft was carrying five people. According to multiple outlets, two people were killed and two were injured in the crash. One person remains missing, with search and rescue operations continuing.

How it is being reported

• Two dead and one missing after medical helicopter plunges into PacificIndependent World · 1 Oct, 09:26
• 2 killed, 2 injured, 1 missing after helicopter crashes off California coastUPI · 1 Oct, 09:09
• Medical helicopter crashes in sea off Catalina Island as 2 dead and one missingThe Mirror · 1 Oct, 08:55
• 1 missing, 4 rushed to hospital after helicopter crashes off Southern California islandFox News · 1 Oct, 07:37
• Helicopter crashes off Catalina Island coast, rescue efforts underwayCBS News · 1 Oct, 05:37
• Helicopter crashes off Catalina Island with 5 people aboardNew York Post · 1 Oct, 05:27

In this story: Catalina Island · California · Pacific Ocean

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