Heliport
14th Aug 2003, 08:25
PHI copter crashes; one killed, two missing
MORGAN CITY (AP) — One person was killed and two were missing after a helicopter crashed into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Five people were onboard the helicopter when it crashed in rainy weather about 70 miles south of Morgan City at about 11:30 a.m., said Petty Officer Johnathan McCool, a Coast Guard spokesman.
An offshore supply vessel reported recovering three people, one of whom was dead, McCool said. Two other passengers on the Petroleum Helicopters Inc. helicopter were injured: One was cut in the head and the other had difficulty breathing, according to reports received by the Coast Guard. They were flown to a hospital in Houma.
The pilot and a passenger were missing as of late Wednesday afternoon, McCool said.
A Coast Guard helicopter and airplane and PHI helicopters were involved in the search. McCool said the Coast Guard would scour the waters through the night and into Thursday if necessary.
The names of the victims were not immediately released.
The helicopter was en route to Intracoastal City from an offshore platform when it went down, McCool said.
Richard Rovinelli, a spokesman for PHI, said the company had no details to release.
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MORGAN CITY (AP) — One person was killed and two were missing after a helicopter crashed into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Five people were onboard the helicopter when it crashed in rainy weather about 70 miles south of Morgan City at about 11:30 a.m., said Petty Officer Johnathan McCool, a Coast Guard spokesman.
An offshore supply vessel reported recovering three people, one of whom was dead, McCool said. Two other passengers on the Petroleum Helicopters Inc. helicopter were injured: One was cut in the head and the other had difficulty breathing, according to reports received by the Coast Guard. They were flown to a hospital in Houma.
The pilot and a passenger were missing as of late Wednesday afternoon, McCool said.
A Coast Guard helicopter and airplane and PHI helicopters were involved in the search. McCool said the Coast Guard would scour the waters through the night and into Thursday if necessary.
The names of the victims were not immediately released.
The helicopter was en route to Intracoastal City from an offshore platform when it went down, McCool said.
Richard Rovinelli, a spokesman for PHI, said the company had no details to release.
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