Politics & Government
2 Dead In Fort Irwin Helicopter Crash
Two people reportedly died Saturday when a helicopter crashed at the California military base.
FORT IRWIN, CA -- Two people died Saturday morning after a helicopter crashed at Fort Irwin during a training accident. Fox News reported the incident involved a U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter.
Fox News reported "Both the pilot and the co-pilot were killed, according to Lt. Col. Jason S. Brown, an Army spokesman at the Pentagon."
The helicopter was reportedly flying during a training exercise when it crashed. The helicopter is "attached to the Army’s 4th Infantry Division based out of Fort Carson, Colorado," Fox News reported.
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Brown told Fox News the incident is currently under investigation.
Fort Irwin is a training center in the Mojave Desert in northern San Bernardino County.
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Photo: Fort Irwin military base in California on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)
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