Oct. 1 (UPI) — A medevac helicopter with five people on board crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California’s Catalina Island, killing two people and injuring two others, while a search continues for the fifth person.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department said in a statement that responders were dispatched to the helicopter crash at 7:53 p.m. PDT Wednesday, and recovered four victims from the water. The conditions of the two injured people were not mentioned.
“This remains an active scene with search-and-rescue operations continuing throughout the night,” LACOFD said in the social media statement.
The National Transportation Safety Board, which said it was investigating the crash, identified the involved helicopter as a Eurocopter EC 135 P2, stating it went down near Avalon, Calif…