HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (KGO) — For the second time this week, a helicopter has crashed in California.
The crash occurred at Huntington Seaside Saturday and has left at the least 5 folks injured. It ended with the wrecked chopper tangled and dangling from a number of palm bushes.
Investigators say the helicopter went down close to an intersection alongside the Pacific Coast Freeway within the afternoon. The wreckage was wedged inside bushes in entrance of a Hyatt Regency Lodge.
A number of movies posted on-line present the plane twirling clockwise above Huntington Seaside, then plunging towards the sting of the seashore, the place it turns into wedged between the palms and a staircase. Video captured first responders, together with dozens of bystanders, working to the crash scene.
VIDEO: Footage reveals earlier than and after helicopter crashes in Huntington Seaside, California
Video reveals the moments earlier than and after a helicopter crashed in Huntington Seaside, California on Saturday.
Huntington Seaside police say two individuals who had been contained in the helicopter had been pulled from the wreckage. Three folks on the road had been additionally injured, in keeping with police. All 5 people had been taken to the hospital. Their circumstances are unknown.
The reason for the crash just isn’t but clear.
The division stated the helicopter was related to an annual “Automobiles ‘N Copters” fundraising occasion deliberate for Sunday.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
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