HAZELHURST, Wis. — Authorities say three people are dead after a medical helicopter crashed in northern Wisconsin. The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the three fatalities on Friday. Chief Deputy Dan Hess said the crash involved an Ascension Wisconsin Spirit helicopter, but he said he doesn’t know if the three victims were all Ascension employees.
A spokesman for the FAA told CBS affiliate WSAW that the helicopter departed Madison en route to Woodruff and crashed about 12 miles south of its destination.
The last contact with the helicopter was Thursday night. The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office said Friday that the helicopter was later located in Hazelhurst, a small town about 150 miles northwest of Green Bay.
Authorities say the last known contact with the helicopter was at 10:55 p.m. Thursday. Dispatchers received a call that the chopper was missing 25 minutes later. At least eight agencies were involved in the search.
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