HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A helicopter that was coasting above a preferred Southern California seashore Saturday out of the blue misplaced management and commenced spiraling in midair, ultimately dropping altitude and slamming right into a row of palms as shocked sunbathers and beachgoers appeared on.
A number of movies posted on-line present the plane twirling clockwise above Huntington Seaside, then plunging towards the sting of the seashore, the place it turns into wedged between palms and a staircase close to Pacific coast Freeway.
The Huntington Seaside Hearth Division mentioned 5 folks have been hospitalized, together with two who have been within the helicopter and have been “safely pulled from the wreckage.” Three different folks on the road have been injured. Particulars on their accidents weren’t instantly out there.
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The division mentioned the helicopter was related to an annual “Automobiles ’N Copters” fundraising occasion deliberate for Sunday.