A Philadelphia news helicopter crashed on Tuesday night, killing a pilot and the station’s photographer.
Action News Helicopter Chopper 6 went down in a wooded area in Wharton State Forest in Hammonton, New Jersey just after 8 p.m., WPVI reported.
The pilot and photographer were the only people aboard the 7-seat aircraft and were returning from an assignment at the Jersey Shore.
The cause of the crash is being investigated.
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The identities were not immediately known as families were being notified of the crash.
“They have a long history with our station and have been working as part of the Action News team for years,” the station said.
The chopper was a 2013 American Eurocopter AS-350A-STAR the WPVI leased through North Carolina-based US Helicopters Inc.
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