LOXAHATCHEE, Fla. — The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is investigating after two people were killed in a helicopter crash Friday in Loxahatchee.
Sheriff's spokeswoman Teri Barbera said a PBSO helicopter crew located the wreckage of a helicopter that was last seen on the radar at 4:30 p.m. in the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area, west of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road. North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport is nearby.
Barbera said the wreckage was located at 9 p.m.
On Saturday morning, Barbera said wreckage was secured overnight by PBSO and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
with the aircraft in an area that is difficult to get to without specialized vehicles.
PBC fire rescue hazmat team, PBSO detectives, crime scene investigators and the medical examiners personnel will safely recover the deceased. The scene will be turned over to National Transportation Safety Board.