Crime & Safety
Helicopter Crashes Near Borrego Air Ranch Airport In East County
The cause of the crash has not yet been determined.
BORREGO SPRINGS, CA – A helicopter crashed Monday afternoon in a remote desert area in eastern San Diego County, authorities said.
The crash was reported around 1:30 p.m. north of Borrego Air Ranch Airport in Borrego Springs, according to sheriff's officials. Deputies, fire crews and park rangers responded to the scene.
Deputies searched the barren terrain in the area by air and ground before finding the downed aircraft, believed to be operated by a Palm Springs-based helicopter charter and tour company called Big Blue Air, sheriff's Lt. Amber Baggs said.
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The four people aboard the aircraft escaped the accident with minor injuries, authorities said.
The cause of the crash has not yet been determined. No other information was immediately available.
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.@CALFIRESANDIEGO and units from @SDSheriff, Borrego Fire, and State Parks are at scene of a helicopter down north of Borrego Air Ranch airstrip and east of Borrego. #BorregoIC pic.twitter.com/Vt6VdH8JcO
— CAL FIRE SAN DIEGO (@CALFIRESANDIEGO) April 30, 2018
City News Service contributed to this report.
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