An aircraft hovering above a well-attended California beach abruptly started spinning out of control, ultimately descending rapidly and crashing into a cluster of palm groves as onlookers watched.
Footage posted on the internet show the chopper beginning to twirl over the beach then falling towards the border of the coast, where it becomes wedged among palm groves and a staircase close to the coastal road.
Local firefighters said five people were transported to a medical facility involving two who were in the chopper and were “safely pulled from the wreckage” subsequent to the crash on Saturday.
Three individuals on the pavement were harmed. Specifics on their wounds were not immediately available.
The reason for the accident was still under investigation.
The department indicated the chopper was associated with an yearly “Cars and Copters” fundraising event set for Sunday.
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