2 Officers Killed in Louisiana Police Helicopter Crash
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Two Baton Rouge law enforcement officials died Sunday when their helicopter crashed right into a sugarcane discipline, Louisiana authorities mentioned.
The Robinson R-44 helicopter went out at 2 a.m. to assist with pursuit and by no means returned, native media reported. The plane’s disappearance wasn’t observed for a number of hours, when a search was launched. The wreckage was discovered earlier than 11 a.m.
The names of the officers haven’t been launched.
“On behalf of the Metropolis of Baton Rouge, I prolong my deepest condolences to the households and colleagues of the BRPD officers who tragically misplaced their lives,” Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome mentioned on Twitter.
Baton Rouge police officers didn’t instantly return a name in search of remark.
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The Nationwide Transportation Security Board mentioned it’s investigating the crash.
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