One officer has died and another was critically injured when the police department helicopter they were in crashed into shallow water in Southern California’s N
Highlights
- Nicholas Vella, 44, a died of his injuries from the crash, Huntington Beach Police Chief Eric Parra said Saturday night.
- The helicopter was responding to a report of a fight in Newport Beach when it crash-landed around 6:30 p.m.
- The second officer, whose identity has not been released, was hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
- The two pilots in the helicopter were extricated and taken to area trauma centers, the Newport Beach Fire Department said.
- It was the second notable helicopter crash of the day.
- Three people were injured when a helicopter crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Miami Beach early Saturday afternoon.