One person is confirmed dead and no survivors have been found after a firefighting helicopter crashed into a Florida marsh on Tuesday, authorities said.
A firefighting helicopter crashed into a marsh near Leesburg Airport in during a training exercise around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The Leesburg Police Department said the four people on board were from a company called Firehawk Helicopters, a fire suppression company. Sign up for our Newsletters One person has been confirmed dead. At this time, no other survivors have been found. The FAA and NTSB are.
The Sikorsky UH-60 firefighting helicopter crashed into a marsh near the airport., during a training exercise, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The Leesburg Police Department said according to initial reports there were four people on the helicopter. One person was confirmed dead on scene. Officials have not given an update on the three others who were on board.