HANALEI (HawaiiNewsNow) – Crews are responding to a helicopter crash at Kalalau Beach on Kauai, county officials said Thursday.
Crews were dispatched at around 3:45 p.m.
Personnel from the Hanalei fire station, Rescue 3 aboard Air 1, U.S. Coast Guard, the Kauai Emergency Management Agency, and the Department of Land and Natural Resources responded to the incident.
According to a preliminary report, a helicopter carrying one pilot and four passengers crashed at the beach, officials said.
Updates will be provided when more information is available.
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