A news helicopter crashed in New Jersey, United States, killing the pilot and photographer on board, television station WPVI-TV reported on Wednesday.
“A pilot and a photographer from our news team were in the helicopter when it crashed while returning from a mission off the Jersey coast.” reported Tuesday evening WPVI-TV, an ABC affiliate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
“Both team members have passed away” announced the station, which withheld their names pending notification of family members.
The accident occurred shortly after 8 p.m. (1 a.m. Wednesday in Lisbon) in a forest in Washington Township, Burlington County.
“New Jersey State Police officers were able to locate the accident area on the ground. It is very difficult to access due to its location in the forest,” the station said, without giving details of the cause of the accident.
Source: DN
