2 recovering after helicopter crash in Skagit County, WA
2 people recovering after helicopter crash in Skagit County
Two people are recovering with minor injuries after a helicopter crashed at Skagit Regional Airport on Monday morning.
SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. - Two people are recovering after a helicopter crash in Skagit County on Monday morning.
FOX 13 Seattle reached out to Skagit Regional Airport for confirmation and learned that the crash happened just before 10:08 a.m.
Generic photo of Robinson R44 Raven helicopter. (Photo by Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
What they're saying:
"We had a ‘minor helicopter incident’ as an R44 helicopter was taking off," Skagit Regional Airport said in a statement.
The two people on board were transported to Skagit Regional Hospital with minor injuries.
What's next:
The incident has been turned over to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which is standard protocol following any aviation-related accident.
Further information is limited at this time.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
The Source: Information in this story came from Skagit Regional Airport.
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