SEBUAH helikopter terhempas berhampiran pantai Newport, Orange Country, California di Amerika Syarikat (AS) yang menyebabkan seorang pegawai polis maut, manakala rakan sekerjanya parah, Sabtu lalu.
Dalam nahas jam 6.30 petang waktu tempatan itu, helikopter tersebut dilaporkan terhempas ke dalam laut ketika pengunjung memenuhi kawasan pantai.
It is with tremendous sorrow that we announce the passing of Officer Nicholas Vella, a 14-year veteran of HBPD. Officer Vella died this evening after our police helicopter, HB-1, crashed into the waters off Newport while responding to a call for service. (1 of 3) pic.twitter.com/mxulAf248Q
— Huntington Beach PD (@HBPoliceDept) February 20, 2022
Mangsa maut ialah Nicholas Vella, 44, dari Jabatan Polis Huntington Beach, manakala identiti mangsa parah masih tidak didedahkan. Pihak berkuasa kini sedang menyiasat punca helikopter ituu.
Beberapa jam sebelum nahas pada hari sama, turut berlaku insiden helikopter terhempas di kawasan Miami Beach Florida yang disaksikan ratusan pengunjung pantai, tetapi tiada nyawa terkorban.
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This afternoon at 1:10 p.m., MBPD received a call of a helicopter crash in the ocean near 10 Street. Police and @MiamiBeachFire responded to the scene along with several partner agencies. Two occupants have been transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital in stable condition.
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— Miami Beach Police (@MiamiBeachPD) February 19, 2022
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