#BREAKING: Wreckage of missing tour helicopter found on Kauai; all 7 onboard feared dead: https://t.co/JclYdvpKDZ #HNN
— Hawaii News Now (@HawaiiNewsNow) December 27, 2019
The Associated Press reported Friday that six bodies had been recovered. The search for the seventh body will resume Saturday morning.
Authorities say the remains of six people have been found after a Hawaii tour helicopter crashed. The search for a seventh person aboard will resume Sunday. https://t.co/5ewWwMMBYs
— The Associated Press (@AP) December 28, 2019
The aircraft had one pilot and six passengers, and two of the passengers were minors, CNN reported. The helicopter has an electronic locator, but no signals have been received, Coast Guard officials said.
The helicopter was due to return from a tour about 5:21 p.m., and the Coast Guard was alerted at 6 p.m., Hawaii News Now reported.
Helicopter tours are common over Kauai, The New York Times reported.
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