{"id":363870,"date":"2026-10-01T03:41:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T08:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/california-helicopter-crash-kills-2-people-and-leaves-2-hospitalized-and-1-missing-report-says"},"modified":"2026-10-01T03:41:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T08:41:27","slug":"california-helicopter-crash-kills-2-people-and-leaves-2-hospitalized-and-1-missing-report-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/california-helicopter-crash-kills-2-people-and-leaves-2-hospitalized-and-1-missing-report-says","title":{"rendered":"California helicopter crash kills 2 individuals and leaves 2 hospitalized and 1 lacking, report says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><span class=\"oyrPY qlwaB AGxeB \">LOS ANGELES &#8212; <\/span>A medical helicopter crashed off Catalina Island near Los Angeles, killing two people and leaving two hospitalized on Wednesday night, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">L.A. County Fire Engineer Jonathan Torres confirmed the two deaths and said two people were transported to local hospitals, while a fifth person remained missing, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/ktla.com\/news\/local-news\/rescue-operation-under-after-medevac-helicopter-crashes-off-catalina-island\/\">KTLA-TV reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn said in a post on X that she was told the helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff from Catalina. <\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Authorities received reports of the crash shortly before 8 p.m. and responded along with the U.S. Coast Guard, KTLA reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">One person was transported to a Los Angeles hospital and their condition was not immediately known, the station reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Authorities said the helicopter was submerged in 240 feet (73 meters) of water off Catalina, which is located about 22 miles (35 kilometers) off the mainland of Los Angeles County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">The helicopter was believed to be owned by REACH Air Medical Services of Sacramento, California, KTLA said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/wireStory\/california-helicopter-crash-kills-2-people-leaves-2-136911028\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LOS ANGELES &#8212; A medical helicopter crashed off Catalina Island near Los Angeles, killing two people and leaving two hospitalized on Wednesday night, authorities said. 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