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Helicopter crashes into sea near lighthouse in East Yorkshire Helicopter crashes into sea near lighthouse in East Yorkshire
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A helicopter has crashed off the coast of East Yorkshire, police have said.A helicopter has crashed off the coast of East Yorkshire, police have said.
A member of the public saw the aircraft crash in Flamborough shortly after 13:40 BST. A member of the public saw the aircraft crash between the lighthouse and the golf course in Flamborough shortly after 13:40 BST.
Humberside Police said the helicopter had been located near the lighthouse. The force said the aircraft was not a Humberside Police helicopter. Police said it was not clear how many people were on board the helicopter, which is believed to have been heading to Humberside Airport.
Officers said there was "a quantity of what appears to be aviation fuel in the water around the crash site making it potentially unsafe at present". Eyewitnesses reported hearing a "loud crack" before the helicopter started to descend.
Inquiries were being made to establish the circumstances that led to the helicopter crashing, police said. It is unclear what caused the helicopter to crash, police said.
There was "a quantity of what appears to be aviation fuel in the water around the crash site making it potentially unsafe at present", a police spokesman said.
'Loud crack'
Eyewitness Chris Palmer told BBC Radio 5 Live: "We heard the helicopter. It was like a white, private helicopter going along the coast.
"We all heard this really loud crack and looked up again.
"The helicopter started to descend, almost like a plane when it lands.
"It then went behind the cliff and that's when I called the emergency services. I never actually heard it hit the sea."
The RNLI said lifeboats from Bridlington and Flamborough were at the scene.
People have been advised to stay away from the area "until further notice due to the dangerous cliff edges".People have been advised to stay away from the area "until further notice due to the dangerous cliff edges".
The Air Accident Investigation Branch has deployed a team to investigate the crash.