8 dead in Terrebonne helicopter crash
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NEW ORLEANS - Eight people are dead in the crash of a PHI helicopter Sunday afternoon near Bayou Penchant.
The Coast Guard has transported an injured passenger from the crash in a marsh area near Bayou Penchant after the helicopter went down at approximately 3 p.m. today.
The Eighth Coast Guard District Command Center in New Orleans received a call from the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) in Langley, Va., at approximately 3:30 p.m. PHI, a civilian helicopter company, reported to the Coast Guard that they received a distress call from one of their helicopters, with nine people aboard, and the AFRCC requested Coast Guard assistance.
The Coast Guard launched a HH-65C rescue helicopter and crew from Air Station New Orleans to the scene. Terrebone Parish Sheriff's Department personnel were also on scene.
One passenger was located by the Coast Guard and taken to the Hebert Medical Center in Houma.
The condition of the injured passenger is unknown and the cause of the incident is unknown at this time.
Information from a U.S. Coast Guard press release.
The Coast Guard has transported an injured passenger from the crash in a marsh area near Bayou Penchant after the helicopter went down at approximately 3 p.m. today.
The Eighth Coast Guard District Command Center in New Orleans received a call from the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) in Langley, Va., at approximately 3:30 p.m. PHI, a civilian helicopter company, reported to the Coast Guard that they received a distress call from one of their helicopters, with nine people aboard, and the AFRCC requested Coast Guard assistance.
The Coast Guard launched a HH-65C rescue helicopter and crew from Air Station New Orleans to the scene. Terrebone Parish Sheriff's Department personnel were also on scene.
One passenger was located by the Coast Guard and taken to the Hebert Medical Center in Houma.
The condition of the injured passenger is unknown and the cause of the incident is unknown at this time.
Information from a U.S. Coast Guard press release.
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