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UPDATE: Virginia State Police Confirm Multiple Deaths in Charlottesville Helicopter Crash
Moments ago, the Virginia State Police issued a statement confirming multiple fatalities in relation to the helicopter crash in Charlottesville, Virginia. The helicopter was monitoring the violent clashes between white supremacists and left-wing Antifa. Two fatalities have been confirmed.
UPDATE: Virginia State Police say "two confirmed fatalities” after helicopter crash in Charlottesville, Virginia. pic.twitter.com/etUxi5CYRX
— Joshua Dov Caplan (@joshdcaplan) August 12, 2017
Mirror UK reports:
Local reports suggested that two people were on board the aircraft when it went down.
Photos posted online showed the wreckage in a ball of flames and smoke billowing into the air amongst trees.
Witnesses told local media that the Virginia State Police helicopter crashed near a golf course.People who live near the scene told the Richmond Times-Dispatch that the helicopter hovered low over houses before crashing.
A police helicopter had been seen earlier in the day circling over the counter-demonstrations in Charlottesville.
The crash site was on the west site of Charlottesville, away from the site of the violent protests.
A police helicopter had been seen earlier in the day circling over the counter-demonstrations in Charlottesville.
The helicopter went down at about 5.30pm local time on the west site of Charlottesville, away from the site of the violent protests.
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