Helicopter Reported Missing Found Crashed On Catalina Island; 1 Dead

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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) - A helicopter that went missing has been found at a crash site on Catalina Island, officials said Tuesday.

Authorities confirmed one person has died in the crash, which left a debris field on the west end of the island, according to fire officials.

No other details were immediately released.

Video captured by LASD rescue crews showed the crash site from a distance.

VIDEO #LASD Air Rescue 5 and LASD Ocean Rescue III on scene at Catalina Island. Air Rescue 5 is over the location of the helicopter crash site. pic.twitter.com/CmqH6COb0Z
— SEB (@SEBLASD) June 18, 2019