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Chopper 6 Crashed in South Jersey, Killing Pilot and a Photographer
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A pilot and photographer were killed when Chopper 6 crashed in the Pine Barrens. Here’s a portion of the writeup on the Action News website:
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — It has been a devastating day for the Action News team after two crew members on board Chopper 6 were killed in a crash on Tuesday night.
A pilot and a photographer were on board the helicopter when it went down in Washington Township, New Jersey around 8 p.m. They were returning from an assignment at the Jersey Shore.
For now, we are not releasing the names of the crew members who died because family members are still being notified about the crash.
Damn. What a sad story.
The writeup notes that a debris field “was located shortly after midnight a few hundred yards from Mullica River Road, in the area of Middle Road and Quaker Bridge Atsion Road.” FAA representatives arrived on scene, which is customary when something like this happens. They haven’t yet released a cause for the crash.
Here’s some video of the police speaking with media:
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com