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Four radical were killed erstwhile a chopper crashed connected Friday (January 2, 2026) successful the mountains successful Arizona, officials said.
The clang adjacent Telegraph Canyon, astir 103 kilometres eastbound of Phoenix, took spot astir 11 a.m., the Pinal County Sheriff's Office said successful a station connected the societal level X.
All 4 radical connected the chopper were killed, including the 59-year-old aviator and 2 21-year-old women and a 22-year-old woman, according to the Sheriff's Office.
“Our prayers are with the victims and their families,” the Sheriff's Office said.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
The formation had taken disconnected from an airdrome successful the adjacent municipality of Queen Creek.
Flights were temporarily restricted implicit the country owed to information reasons, according to the Sheriff's Office.
