Huntington Beach, CaliforniaWASHINGTON, Feb 20 A police helicopter crashes into the water in Huntington Beach in the US state of California, one police officer died. «We can confirm that our HB1 police helicopter made an emergency landing in the Newport Beach area,» the local police department said on Twitter.
It is with tremendous sorrow that we announce the passing of Officer Nicholas Vella, a 14-year veteran of HBPD. Officer Vella died this evening after our police helicopter, HB-1, crashed into the waters off Newport while responding to a call for service. (1 of 3) pic.twitter.com/mxulAf248Q
— Huntington Beach PD (@HBPoliceDept) February 20, 2022 According to CBSLA, the helicopter crashed in front of dozens of people. One police officer was killed, another was injured and is now in critical condition.