A helicopter carrying six folks crashed close to a small city in Southern California’s Mojave Desert, authorities stated.
The helicopter went down Friday night close to Baker, a city of 700 folks about 95 miles (153 kilometers) southwest of Las Vegas, KABC-TV reported.
The helicopter took off from Palm Springs Airport round 8:45 p.m. and was en path to Boulder Metropolis, Nevada, when it crashed about 10 p.m., in keeping with the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Division. Sheriff’s officers instructed the tv station that they haven’t been capable of find any survivors and the reason for the crash is unknown. A message The Related Press left with the sheriff’s division on Saturday wasn’t instantly returned.
The Nationwide Transportation Security Board stated it was sending a staff to the positioning to research the crash. FAA officers stated in a press release that additionally they are investigating.
The crash comes lower than every week after a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter crashed within the mountains outdoors San Diego on Tuesday throughout historic downpours. 5 Marines have been killed.
Boulder Metropolis is about 26 miles (41 km) southeast of Las Vegas, the place the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers are set to play in Tremendous Bowl LVIII on Sunday.
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Richmond reported from Madison, Wisconsin.
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