A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department helicopter crashed near Highway 39 (San Gabriel Canyon Road) and East Fork Road on Saturday afternoon, officials said.
Footage from NBC Los Angeles shows the scene of a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department helicopter that crashed Saturday. (NBC Los Angeles)
It went down around 4:30 p.m, said Dispatch Supervisor Miguel Ornelas of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
There were five occupants in the helicopter who were transported to a hospital or hospitals. Information on their conditions was not immediately available.
The crash site is in the San Gabriel Mountains above San Dimas.
What caused the crash was not immediately known.
Aerial footage from the scene showed the helicopter appeared to be intact.
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