A helicopter crashed in a lava subject in Hawaii on Wednesday and all six folks on board have been safely evacuated from the positioning, however two are in critical situation, officers mentioned.
Cyrus Johnasen, a public data workplace for Hawaii County, mentioned it was a tour helicopter with a pilot and 5 passengers. He mentioned the pilot, a person in his 50s, had been trapped however was later extracted and was in critical however secure situation. An 18-year-old lady was reported in critical and worsening situation. 4 folks had been reported as ambulatory. No different data on their identities was instantly launched.
The preliminary report got here in about 5 p.m. and mentioned the plane had crashed close to the southern most tip of the Huge Island, Johnasen mentioned. The positioning was inaccessible by automobile so the Hawaii Fireplace Division despatched two helicopters to take victims to ambulances ready at close by roads.
“It’s a fluid scenario,” Mayor Mitch Roth mentioned.
Johnasen mentioned it was unclear if all six had been transported to hospitals or if emergency responders had been persevering with remedy themselves within the ambulances.
No data was instantly launched on what induced the crash.
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