# Medevac helicopter carrying 5 crashes off California coast, killing 2

https://mins.news/en/item/81568

- ABC News, 2026-10-01 09:00 UTC
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- Original: https://abcnews.com/US/2-dead-helicopter-crashes-californias-catalina-island/story?id=136911014

> A medical evacuation helicopter carrying five people crashed off the California coast, killing two. Officials said two others were being treated at a hospital.

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