Police divers recover the body of a patient who went missing after a medical helicopter crashes into the Pacific Ocean off Catalina Island near Los Angeles, authorities say. The finding follows a search that took place after the crash.
The incident initially left two people dead, while others survived with injuries and one patient was unaccounted for. According to reports, divers from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department find the victim’s body in or near the wreckage after searching an area of more than 156 square miles over about 23 hours. With the new recovery, the total death toll rises to three. Other sources note that remaining survivors continue to receive treatment, without providing new details on their condition beyond that they are recovering.
Overall coverage agrees on the location near Catalina Island, the use of police divers and the Coast Guard’s role in the search, and the updated death toll after the missing patient is found.
