Image: Screengrab from YouTube/Kayla LaVoie via Storyful
At least two people were killed and two others were injured when a helicopter inspecting utility lines crashed and caught fire yesterday, Oct. 30, in Beekmantown, New York, United States.
One netizen, Kayla LaVoie, was able to film the helicopter’s tragic crash.
A utility crew aboard the helicopter were flying low, between 65 and 80 feet off the ground, when the aircraft became entangled in the utility wires and caught fire, police told WCAX-TV yesterday.
The said crew members worked for Northline Utilities, a contractor that inspects and maintains power lines, as per report. KM
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