Crime & Safety
New Hampshire Pilot, 73, Dead In Helicopter Crash: Report
The pilot's helicopter was missing for several hours and eventually discovered crashed in the woods in New Hampshire, NBC10 reported.
CROYDON, NH — A 73-year-old New Hampshire man was found dead Sunday after the helicopter he was flying was missing for several hours and eventually discovered crashed in the woods, according to NBC10 Boston, which cited authorities.
Carl Svenson of Loudon was working for JBI Helicopter Services and on his way to work in Quonset Point, Rhode Island, when his helicopter, which took off around 7:30 p.m., was reported missing around 10:30 p.m., NBC10 Boston reported.
Svenson was found dead in his crashed helicopter several hours later in the woods near where the plane took off, Croydon Fire Department Deputy Chief Zachary White told the outlet.
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Read the full report in NBC10 Boston.
Patch reached out to the Croydon Fire Department and the New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game for more information.
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