Helicopter Twirls Wildly into Palm Trees at Well-Known Southern California Beach
A chopper soaring over a well-attended coastal shoreline abruptly began spiraling out of control, eventually descending rapidly and smashing into a cluster of palm trees as beachgoers watched.
Recordings uploaded online capture the helicopter starting to spin near Huntington Beach then descending in the direction of the border of the coast, where it ends up lodged between palm groves and a set of stairs close to the Pacific Coast highway.
First Aid Information
The Huntington Beach fire department reported five individuals were taken to hospital including two individuals who were in the aircraft and were “safely pulled from the wreckage” following the incident on Saturday.
Three persons on the road were injured. Information on their wounds were not immediately available.
The cause of the crash was not immediately released.
Planned Function
Authorities mentioned the helicopter was connected to an yearly “Cars N Copters” fundraising event set for Sunday.