A pilot and a news photographer from Philadelphia were killed when a helicopter crashed in New Jersey on Tuesday night.
The Action News Chopper 6 helicopter crashed in a wooded area in Wharton State Forest near Hammonton, New Jersey, shortly after 8 p.m., WPVI reported.
They were the only people aboard the seven-seat plane and were returning from a mission to the Jersey Shore.
New Jersey State Police found the remains deep in the forest, which spans 122,880 acres (192 square miles), shortly after midnight on Mullica River Road.
Access to the site is very difficult due to its location in the forest, the station said.
A Philadelphia local news helicopter with two people on board crashed in a wooded area of New Jersey on Tuesday night. WPVI
Wharton State Forest, the largest in New Jersey, is located in the Pinelands, the 1.1 million acre (1,718 square mile) ecosystem that makes up 22 percent of New Jersey.
The crash site is approximately 40 miles southeast of Philadelphia.
Video from the ground and air captured flames coming from the wreckage of the plane as investigators searched through the wreckage of the plane.
A helicopter used by a news station in Philadelphia crashed Tuesday in New Jersey. CBS Two people were on board the plane when it crashed. C.B.S.
The identities of the photographer and pilot were not immediately known as families were notified about the crash, but the outlet described the two as “veterans.”
“They have a long history with our station and have been working as part of the Action News team for years,” the station said.
“Chopper 6 and those who pilot it play an integral role in our news-gathering operations by accessing areas that are difficult to reach by land,” said WPVI reporter Katherine Scott near the crash site.
The helicopter was returning from the Jersey shore. Flight reported
The station uses the helicopter for many different topics, covering weather, traffic and important news.
The helicopter was a 2013 American Eurocopter AS-350A-STAR that WPVI leased through North Carolina-based US Helicopters Inc.
He was last seen in the air over the state forest at 8:03 p.m., according to FlightAware.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the crash.
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