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Coverage dated February 19, 2022

1 police officer dead, 1 hurt in offshore helicopter crash

Headline from Waco Tribune-Herald

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Authorities were investigating Sunday the cause of a police helicopter crash off the Southern California coast that left one officer dead and another hospitalized with

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  1. Waco Tribune-Herald

    1 police officer dead, 1 hurt in offshore helicopter crash (opens Waco Tribune-Herald)

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    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Authorities were investigating Sunday the cause of a police helicopter crash off the Southern California coast that left one officer dead and another hospitalized with

  2. CBS 8 San Diego

    Officer dead, one hospitalized after helicopter crashes into water in Newport Beach (opens CBS 8 San Diego)

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    The helicopter crashed in the Newport Beach area on Saturday evening.

  3. Local News 8

    1 officer is dead, another is injured after a police helicopter crashed in southern California, officials say (opens Local News 8)

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    By Melissa Alonso, CNN A police officer died and another was injured after a police helicopter crashed in southern California Saturday night, officials said. The two officers were aboard the Huntington Beach Police Department’s helicopter “HB1” responding to a disturbance call when it crashed into t…

  4. MyNorthwest

    Officer killed, another hurt in police helicopter crash (opens MyNorthwest)

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    NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) -- One officer was killed and another officer was critically injured after a Huntington Beach police helicopter crashed in

  5. NBC Los Angeles

    One Officer Dead, One in Critical Condition After Police Helicopter Crashes in Newport Beach (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    A police helicopter with two occupants crashed into the water in Newport Beach Saturday afternoon, according to the Newport Beach Fire Department.

  6. NBC News

    One officer dead, one critical in California police helicopter crash (opens NBC News)

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    Huntington Beach Police Chief Eric Parra said Nicholas Vella, 44, died in the crash in Newport Beach.

  7. Newsweek

    Huntington Beach Police Officer Nicholas Vella killed in California helicopter crash (opens Newsweek)

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    Police said it is unclear why the helicopter crashed in Newport Beach on Saturday.

  8. KTVU San Francisco

    Newport Beach helicopter crash kills 1 officer, injures second (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    Nicholas Vella, a 14-year veteran of the Huntington Beach Police Department, was killed when a police helicopter crashed into the water in Newport Beach. A second officer was critically injured.

  9. Fox News

    Huntington Beach police helicopter crashes in California; 1 dead, 1 critical (opens Fox News)

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    A Huntington Beach, California, police helicopter crashed into waters in Newport Beach on Saturday night, killing one police officer and critically injuring another according to reports.

  10. CNN

    1 officer is dead, another injured after a police helicopter crashed in southern California, officials say (opens CNN)

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    A police officer died and another was injured after a police helicopter crashed in southern California Saturday night, officials said.

  11. Foxla

    1 officer killed, another injured when Huntington Beach Police helicopter crashes in Newport Beach (opens Foxla)

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    Nicholas Vella, a 14-year veteran of the Huntington Beach Police Department, was killed when a police helicopter crashed into the water in Newport Beach. A second officer was critically injured.

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