Two dead in Apache helicopter crash in Galveston Bay
Two dead in Apache helicopter crash in Galveston Bay:- An Army Air National Guard helicopter crashed into the water off El Jardin Beach Wednesday afternoon killing two, the Army Air National Guard confirmed.
The victims were not identified.
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick said the Apache helicopter based at nearby Ellington Field was carrying two people.
Two confirmed dead in Apache helicopter crash in Galveston Bay. Live streaming on https://t.co/I7c5mQCL0o & my Facebook page #KHOU11 pic.twitter.com/a6RyuDqMIb
— Grace White (@GraceWhiteKHOU) December 29, 2016
Witnesses told KHOU the aircraft was flying unusually low Wednesday afternoon and broke apart in the air.
Debris was reported scattered over a section of the bay along with an oil slick. Divers were in the water where the wheels of the chopper poked above the surface about 25 yards from shore and a vacant cruise ship terminal in La Porte.
The scene is about 25 miles southeast of downtown Houston.
Pasadena Fire Department said its crews responded to reports of a “military grade” helicopter in the water near the Bayport cruise terminal shortly after 4 p.m.
Officials confirmed to the Houston Chronicle the helicopter was an Apache: a two-seater attack helicopter capable of firing machine guns and rockets.
Just interviewed this eyewitness who saw helicopter spiraling down into Galveston Bay #KHOU11 #HouNews pic.twitter.com/hlGXWYtSKM
— Grace White (@GraceWhiteKHOU) December 29, 2016
WATCH LIVE: Air 11 over military aircraft down in Galveston Bay https://t.co/kxxQi6LDtB pic.twitter.com/sZ3nqnBGxF
— KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) December 28, 2016
Source:-Â http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/12/28/military-grade-helicopter-crashes-texas/95933232/
