Overview

• Authorities said the helicopter went down shortly after 2 p.m. near Pacific Coast Highway and Huntington Street by the Waterfront Beach Resort.
• Five people were taken to hospitals, including the two people aboard who were extracted alive and three pedestrians who were injured on the street.
• Police reported no fatalities and have not released the identities of those hurt.
• Bystander videos show the aircraft flying erratically before striking palm trees near the beachfront, close to the Hyatt Regency.
• Investigators are collecting evidence as they consider mechanical failure or pilot error, and officials noted weather conditions were favorable at the time.