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Another helicopter crashes into the water in beach area Officer killed as helicopter plunges into water
(about 2 hours later)
The accident was the second of its kind in the US on Saturday The accident in California, US comes shortly after a similar incident in Florida on Saturday
A police helicopter crashed into the water in Newport Bay, California on Saturday evening – the same day that another helicopter crashed into the ocean in Miami Beach, Florida. A police helicopter crashed into the water in Newport Bay, California on Saturday evening – the same day that another helicopter crashed into the ocean in Miami Beach, Florida. Following the latest accident in California, both pilots were rushed to the hospital, and one of them eventually succumbed to his injuries – the other pilot remains in critical condition.
The Huntington Beach Police Department confirmed in a statement on Saturday that one of its helicopters “crash landed in the Newport Beach area” and revealed that rescue efforts were underway. The victim, Nicholas Vella, 44, worked for 14 years as a police officer.
Two pilots were subsequently taken to trauma centers in the area. The Huntington Beach Police Department confirmed in a statement on Saturday that one of its helicopters “crash landed in the Newport Beach area.”
DJ Justin Martin witnessed the crash from a nearby boat and claimed that the helicopter had been “spinning out of control.” It is so far unknown what caused the fatal crash.
DJ Justin Martin witnessed the crash from a nearby boat and said the helicopter had been “spinning out of control.”
“Crashed less than 150 feet from our boat... still shaken up from what we just saw,” Martin tweeted, along with a photo of the falling helicopter.“Crashed less than 150 feet from our boat... still shaken up from what we just saw,” Martin tweeted, along with a photo of the falling helicopter.
Martin claimed beachgoers soon jumped into the water to aid the injured pilots, while another witness said it looked like the pilot put the helicopter into the water in an effort to “avoid hitting anything else.” Martin also said beachgoers jumped into the water to aid the pilots, while another witness claimed it looked like the pilot put the helicopter into the water in an effort to “avoid hitting anything else.”
Despite this, the witness suggested that a third person “may have been struck” in the accident. It was not the only helicopter to crash on an American beach on Saturday. Two people were hospitalized earlier in the day after a helicopter crashed into the water in Miami Beach, Florida. The helicopter crashed near sunbathing beachgoers, and swimmers were recorded approaching the wreckage in an effort to aid the pilots.
It was not the only helicopter to crash on an American beach on Saturday. Two people were hospitalized earlier in the day after a helicopter crashed into the water in Miami Beach, Florida. The helicopter crashed close to sunbathing beachgoers, and swimmers were recorded approaching the wreckage in an effort to aid the pilots.