Third Victim Found After Medical Helicopter Crash Off Catalina Island
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Divers recovered the body of a patient from the wreckage of a medical helicopter that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Catalina Island, bringing the death toll to three, authorities said Friday. Two other people were recovering from injuries.
The helicopter, carrying five people, went down shortly after takeoff Wednesday evening. First responders pulled four people from the water; a male pilot and a female nurse were pronounced dead at the scene, while another medic and a male passenger were taken to mainland hospitals in stable condition, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department divers found the patient’s body Thursday after a search covering more than 156 square miles over 23 hours, according to the Coast Guard. Relatives told ABC7 that the patient was being transported for medical care after an allergic reaction and that her 20-year-old son accompanied her to translate.
The wreckage was found roughly 200 feet underwater. The aircraft’s operator, REACH Air Medical Services, confirmed that two crew members died and a third was recovering in a hospital.
The cause of the crash remains unclear. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating and identified the aircraft as a Eurocopter EC-135-P2, which is to be moved to a secure facility for examination.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: One attribution slightly overstates what ABC7 reported, so it should be narrowed to match the source. - "Relatives told ABC7 that the patient was being transported to the mainland after an allergic reaction and that her 20-year-old son accompanied her to translate.": The source says relatives told ABC7 the woman was being transported for medical care after an allergic reaction; it does not say they told ABC7 specifically that it was to the mainland.
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Third Victim Found After Medical Helicopter Crash Off Catalina Island
Divers recovered the body of a patient from the wreckage of a medical helicopter that crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Catalina Island, bringing the death toll to three, authorities said Friday. Two other people were recovering from injuries.
The helicopter, carrying five people, went down shortly after takeoff Wednesday evening. First responders pulled four people from the water; a male pilot and a female nurse were pronounced dead at the scene, while another medic and a male passenger were taken to mainland hospitals in stable condition, Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department divers found the patient’s body Thursday after a search covering more than 156 square miles over 23 hours, according to the Coast Guard. Relatives told ABC7 that the patient was being transported tofor themedical mainlandcare after an allergic reaction and that her 20-year-old son accompanied her to translate.
The wreckage was found roughly 200 feet underwater. The aircraft’s operator, REACH Air Medical Services, confirmed that two crew members died and a third was recovering in a hospital.
The cause of the crash remains unclear. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating and identified the aircraft as a Eurocopter EC-135-P2, which is to be moved to a secure facility for examination.
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