A Victorian boy has woken up from a coma following a fatal mid-air helicopter collision on the Gold Coast where four people died and 13 others were injured. Nine-year-old Geelong boy Leon de Silva, suffered brain trauma following a fatal helicopter crash on Jan. 2, but woke up in Brisbane Children’s Hospital on the morning…
Boy Wakes From Coma Following Fatal Helicopter Crash on Australia’s Gold Coast
Helicopter Crashes Into Melbourne Home
A student pilot is in hospital after his helicopter crashed into the roof of a Melbourne home, shocking local residents. The Hughes 269C smashed into the Mentone home in the city’s southeast at about 1 p.m. on Wednesday during a routine training course. The man sustained injuries to his lower body and has been taken…
Mexican Navy Helicopter Crashes, Killing 3 Marines
MEXICO CITY—The Mexican Navy said Saturday that three marines were killed and two others were injured after a reconnaissance helicopter crashed in the Gulf coast state of Tabasco. The Navy said in a statement that the Eurocopter craft went down during an aerial surveillance patrol. Video posted on social media showed what appeared to be…
UN Helicopter Crashes in East Congo, 3 Crew Injured
DAKAR—A United Nations helicopter crashed on Friday morning as it was flying over east Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, the U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) said. The United Nations Humanitarian Air Service chopper, managed by the WFP, went down near the city of Goma. There were no passengers on board and three crew…
Kobe Bryant Crash Photos Lawsuit to Be Heard by LA Jury
LOS ANGELES—Kobe Bryant was one of the most photogenic sports figures in Los Angeles and images of him seen by millions around the world—smiling in victory, grimacing in agony—keep his memory alive. But some photos of him should never be seen, his widow says, and she’s seeking unspecified millions in compensation for snapshots taken of…
Lawyer: Photos of Kobe Bryant’s Remains Shared ‘For a Laugh’
LOS ANGELES—An institutional “culture of callousness” led Los Angeles County deputies and firefighters to shoot and share photos of the remains of Kobe Bryant and other victims of the 2020 helicopter crash that killed the Lakers star, his 13-year-old daughter, and seven others, a lawyer for Bryant’s widow told a jury Wednesday. Vanessa Bryant’s attorney…
2 Pilots Die After Firefighting Helicopter Crashes in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho—Both pilots of a firefighting helicopter that crashed in Idaho have died, the U.S. Forest Service said on Friday. Mary Cernicek with the Salmon-Challis National Forest said Thomas Hayes, 41, of Post Falls, Idaho, and Jared Bird, 36, of Anchorage, Alaska, died from injuries they sustained when their CH-47D Series “Chinook” crashed in the…
Helicopter Crashes During Mexico Drug Lord Capture
Fourteen Mexican marines died, and another was injured when a navy Blackhawk helicopter crashed during the operation to capture drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero on Friday. The navy said it appeared to have been an accident, with the cause remaining under investigation. Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office said in a statement late Friday that Caro Quintero…
Helicopter Crashes During Mexico Drug Lord Capture, Killing 14
Fourteen Mexican marines died, and another was injured when a navy Blackhawk helicopter crashed during the operation to capture drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero on Friday. The navy said it appeared to have been an accident, with the cause remaining under investigation. Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office said in a statement late Friday that Caro Quintero…
Uvalde Police Chief Put on Administrative Leave; ’Torso Killer’ Charged in Killing at New York Mall | NTD Daybreak
Uvalde School Police Chief and on-scene commander during the Texas school shooting is placed on Administrative Leave. He is facing increasing criticism for delaying to take action. A cold case from 50 years ago is finally closed. The infamous New York “Torso Killer” has been charged. A helicopter used for tourism flights in West Virginia…
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