Two Presumed Dead After Apache Helicopter Crashes Off The Texas Coast In Seabrook

Updated 6:03 p.m.: A U.S. Army Apache Attack helicopter that was reportedly based at Ellington Field crashed into the water at El Jardin Beach near the Bayport Cruise Terminal in Seabrook.

The Apache had a pilot and co-pilot on-board at the time of the crash, and officials there confirmed that they are in recovery mode and that both are presumed dead.

While Ellington Field is the closest base with a military presence in the Houston area, Pasadena Fire Marshal David Brannon said they are still working to confirm who the aircraft belongs to.

"We don't even know where it came from. We haven't had anybody who has claimed it," Brannon told the Houston Chronicle.

Fort Hood officials in Killeen confirmed that all of their aircraft are accounted for, as did the Texas air National Guard in Austin.

Original Story: SEABROOK, TX -- The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is investigating reports that a U.S. Army Apache helicopter went into the water at El Jardin Beach near the Bayport Cruise Terminal at about 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.

The Pasadena Fire Department and emergency crews have responded to the area, but it is still now known if anyone was injured.

Initial reports are that two people are unaccounted for who were presumably inside the aircraft.

The Apache helicopter was flying out of Ellington Airport.

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