A medical helicopter crashed off Catalina Island near Los Angeles, resulting in two fatalities, two hospitalizations, and one person missing. The aircraft is submerged under 240 feet of water.
A medical helicopter carrying five people (a pilot, a nurse, a patient, and two others) crashed off Catalina Island near Los Angeles on Wednesday evening. Authorities confirmed two people were killed, two others were hospitalized, and one person remains missing. The crash occurred shortly after the aircraft took off from Catalina, with emergency responders and the U.S. Coast Guard deploying to the scene shortly before 8 p.m. The helicopter, believed to be a Eurocopter EC 135 P2 owned by REACH Air Medical Services, is submerged in 240 feet (73 meters) of water. The search for the missing person continued overnight. Both REACH Air Medical Services and the NTSB have issued statements, with the NTSB beginning its investigation once recovery efforts are complete.
