# Two killed, two hospitalised and one missing in medical helicopter crash on California’s Catalina Island

https://mins.news/en/item/82884

- euronews, 2026-10-02 04:09 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/02/two-killed-two-hospitalised-and-one-missing-in-medical-helicopter-crash-in-californias-cat

> A medical helicopter crashed on California’s Catalina Island, killing two people, sending two others to hospital and leaving one missing. The operator said the dead were staff members: the pilot and an onboard nurse. Transport safety officials said the investigation is continuing.

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