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| Above, typical Hawaiian tour helicopters. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
This one hits a little close to home as I took a Hawaiian helicopter tour three years ago. Our tour was over Hawaiian Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island.
From AOL:
HONOLULU (AP) — A tour helicopter with seven people aboard disappeared in Hawaii, and a search was underway in weather conditions described as challenging, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The owner of the helicopter contacted the Coast Guard about 45 minutes after the aircraft was due back from a tour of Kauai's Na Pali Coast on Thursday evening, a Coast Guard statement said.
The Eurocopter AS350 helicopter took off from the town of Lihue, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said Friday.
The helicopter has an electronic locator, but no signals had been received, according to the Coast Guard.
The helicopter was carrying a pilot and six passengers, two of whom were believed to be minors, the Coast Guard said.
According to the Washington Post, the crash site has been found. There is no word on survivors.
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