Death toll of medical helicopter crash is now three people as two others continue to recover from injuries, authorities say

Police divers have found the body of a patient who went missing after a medical helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Catalina Island near Los Angeles, bringing the death toll to three while two other people were recovering from their injuries, the authorities said on Friday.

Divers with the Los Angeles county sheriff’s department found the victim’s body Thursday in the wreckage of the helicopter after searching more than 156 sq miles (404 sq km) over 23 hours, the Coast Guard said in a statement.

One person remains missing after medical helicopter crashed off Catalina Island near Los Angeles, officials say

A medical helicopter crashed off Catalina Island near Los Angeles, killing two people and leaving two hospitalized, authorities said.

Rescuers early on Thursday searched for a fifth person who was reported to be in the aircraft and was missing, the Los Angeles county fire department said in a social media post.

A helicopter assisting in fighting the Dome fire in Yosemite national park crashed on Sunday afternoon

Two helicopter pilots died while fighting a fire in Yosemite national park on Sunday afternoon.

The pilots were conducting water drops over the Dome fire, which had burned more than 3,000 acres since it ignited last week, when their helicopter crashed around 3pm, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Los Angeles NBC anchor Colleen Williams confirmed on air that the station's helicopter had crashed on 16 September. The crash occurred while the team was covering a traffic collision. Aerial photojournalist Eliana Moreno, pilot George Marciniw and one person on the ground died in the crash.