4 dead after Lake County helicopter crash
By The Associated Press
4 dead after Lake County helicopter crash
All four people aboard a Black Hawk helicopter which crashed Tuesday near the Leesburg International Airport are now confirmed to be dead.
The 1981 modified military aircraft took off for its last flight Tuesday around 5:12 p.m. from Leesburg International Airport.
LEESBURG, Fla. - A firefighting helicopter carrying four people on a training exercise crashed near an airport in central Florida, killing all aboard.
The helicopter crashed into a marsh near Leesburg International Airport around 4 p.m. Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a news release.
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A Black Hawk helicopter used for firefighting, with four people aboard, crashed into a Florida marsh on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least one occupant, according to reports.
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.