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Salvage crews remove helicopter wreckage in South Brunswick

Salvage crews remove helicopter wreckage in South Brunswick
Salvage crews remove helicopter wreckage in South Brunswick 00:26

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Salvage crews on Saturday removed the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed in New Jersey earlier this week.

Investigators say the chopper went down in a canal in South Brunswick after taking off from Princeton Airport on Thursday.

Before the crash, witnesses say they saw the helicopter flying erratically.

The pilot, 44-year-old Josef Yitzhak of Israel, was killed. He was the only person on board.

Read more: Pilot killed in South Brunswick helicopter crash identified as 44-year-old Josef Yitzhak, of Israel

The cause of the crash has not yet been determined. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.

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