A police helicopter crashed Sunday in a sugar cane industry in Louisiana, killing two police officers, the Baton Rouge Law enforcement Office claimed.
The Robinson R-44 helicopter took off after 2 a.m. to support with a pursuit and in no way returned, community media documented. The aircraft’s disappearance wasn’t discovered for numerous hrs, when a research was released. The wreckage was uncovered in advance of 11 a.m., officials described.
The officers’ names have not been unveiled.
“The incident is at the moment remaining investigated by various regulation enforcement organizations, as very well as other entities that regulate aviation and airspace vacation,” the Baton Rouge Law enforcement Office claimed. “The overall BRPD family extends our deepest sympathy to the families, pals and all people touched by these officers’ lives and provider.”
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Authorities reported the helicopter crashed into a cane subject near U.S. Highway 190.
Local outlet WBRZ noted the helicopter was pursuing a car or truck that was eluding police when the crash happened.
“On behalf of the Metropolis of Baton Rouge, I extend my deepest condolences to the people and colleagues of the BRPD officers who tragically dropped their life,” Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome posted on Twitter.
FlightAware, an plane monitoring web site, reveals the helicopter took off from Baton Rouge Metro Airport at 2:26 a.m. and the flight ended 12 minutes afterwards at 2:38 a.m.
The FAA and the Nationwide Transportation Basic safety Board are top the crash investigation, officials said.
Contributing: The Involved Push.
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