Posted on Dec 28, 2016
Coast Guard: 2 aboard crashed Apache helicopter in Galveston Bay
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LA PORTE, Texas — Coast Guard divers are searching the waters just off the shoreline of northern Galveston Bay in Texas after witnesses say a military helicopter broke up and crashed.
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick says the Apache helicopter based at nearby Ellington Field was carrying two people.
Witnesses told Houston television stations 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 have been 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.
Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick says the Apache helicopter based at nearby Ellington Field was carrying two people.
Witnesses told Houston television stations 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 have been 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.
Coast Guard: 2 aboard crashed Apache helicopter in Galveston Bay
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this is not good I hope they are rescued and Just recovered... Prayers out to the families...
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
SFC George Smith roger that, prayer go out to the family and friends.
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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL - They have not been recovered yet. This happened about ten miles from where I live. Ellington Base is two miles from me. Those Apaches fly over my house almost every night. The two dead pilots are still in the bay somewhere. It's dark here now, so the recovery will continue tomorrow. Prayers to the families and friends.
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