Mississippi Crash: After the helicopter, two deceased crashes to ring on the river; FAA, NTSB for investigation
Two people were killed on Thursday morning when a helicopter attacked a powerline and East Elton, near Illinois, was one o’clock on the Mississippi River, causing a fire.A video shared by a witness online reflects a pile of thick black colored of smoke grown from ringing immediately after.The accident occurred around 11 am, which is about half a mile from Elton Dam. “The helicopter escaped into a powerline and crashed,” the rivers said that Rick Pender, head of the River Point Fire District, quoted by AP.CP Dallas Thompson of Missouri State Highway Petrol confirmed that both the victims were inside the helicopter. No one else was injured.At the time of the accident, which was uninhabited at the time of the accident, briefly caught fire. Officials say the fire has since been extinguished.After the accident, commercial river traffic in the area was stopped.Emergency crew rapidly responded to the scene, including fire, EMS and law enforcement. “Federal agencies are on the way,” said Pender.The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation into the accident.
