Baton Rouge officers smashed a tree before the helicopter crashed, the FAA says
Updated: 9:42 am CDT March 27, 2023
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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I AM ELIZABETH, CUBA. WE START TODAY WITH TWO DEAD BATON ROUGE POLICE OFFICERS AFTER A HELICOPTER. THEY WERE BROKEN DOWN IN A FIELD. IT HAPPENED IN WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH EARLY THIS MORNING. AND WDSU REPORTER ELI BRAND WAS ON THIS SCENE AND HAS MORE ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT WE KNOW TODAY NIGHT. ELI. IN THIS FIELD IN WESTBATON ROUGE PARISH THE HELICOPTER FALLED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. DETAILS ARE STILL DISTRIBUTED AND LITTLE, BUT POLICE SAY THE FAMILIES OF THESE PILOTS ASK FOR PRAYER. TODAY IS A VERY EMOTIONAL DAY FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ALL IN OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY. TODAY. WE LOST TWO OUR PILOTS IN THE CRASH OF ONE OF OUR HELICOPTER SAOOTING THEIR FALLEN BATON ROUGE POLICE OFFICERS GREET THE TWO PILOTS WHILE THEY ARE REMOVED FROM THE FIELD AND DURED HOME. POLICE DO NOT RELEASE THE NAMES OF OFFICERS KILLED IN THE CRASH, BUT THEIR BOSS EXPRESSES WHAT HIS DEPARTMENT AND FAMILIES NEED. NOW WE ASK THE COMMUNITY TO LIFT UP OUR OFFICERS IN PRAYER, LIFT THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE TWO HEROES THAT WE HAVE LOST, LIFT UP THESE FAMILIES, LIFT THEIR FAMILIES IN PRAYER DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ALSO RIDE OUT THEIR BAGLES TO THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING INTERIM CHIEF NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT MICHELLE WOOD FAULK. SHE RELEASED A STATEMENT EXPRESSING MY HEARTEST CONDITIONS ON BEHALF OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE UNITED CAJUN NAVY NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT. I also speak out to wish the department that we know we work very closely with this department and it is a really sad day for them. SO HOPEFUL YOU CAN GET THROUGH IT. AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION, WE WILL BE SURE TO GET YOU HERE ON AIR AND ON O
Baton Rouge officers smashed a tree before the helicopter crashed, the FAA says
Updated: 9:42 am CDT March 27, 2023
The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday released a preliminary report into the cause of a helicopter crash that killed two Baton Rouge police officers. The crash happened near Port Allen on Sunday. According to a preliminary report from the FAA, the helicopter’s tail rotor struck a tree before plunging into a field. The West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office said the crash occurred in an open field in Erwinville. The officers killed in the crash could not be identified at this time.
BATON ROUGE, LA —
The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday released a preliminary report into the cause of a helicopter crash that killed two Baton Rouge police officers.
The crash happened near Port Allen on Sunday.
According to a preliminary report from the FAA, the helicopter’s tail rotor struck a tree before plunging into a field.
The West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office said the crash occurred in an open field in Erwinville.
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On behalf of the City of Baton Rouge, I offer my deepest condolences to the families and colleagues of the BRPD officers who tragically lost their lives in a helicopter crash today.
— Sharon Weston Broome (@MayorBroome) March 26, 2023
The officers killed in the crash could not be identified at this time.
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