City

Avalon area

County

Los Angeles

State

California

Location

Pacific Ocean off Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, CA

Category

Crash / Rescue

Severity

high

Priority

high

Occurred On

2026-09-30 19:53:00

Published On

2026-10-01

Source Records

2

Source

Helicopter crash in California kills 2, with 2 hospitalized and 1 missing | AP News

Source URL

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Summary

Multi-source reporting citing county fire officials indicates a medical helicopter crashed after departing Catalina Island; two people died, two were hospitalized in stable condition, and a search continued for a fifth occupant.

Verification

Occurrence Confidence

exact

Publication Confidence

exact

Verification Status

multi-source

Source Role

regional news