DAWSON COUNTY, Ga. — An investigation is underway after a deadly helicopter crash in northeast Georgia, according to officials. The call came in a little after 10 p.m. Friday.
Channel 2’s Bryan Mims was at the scene Saturday morning along Mt. Vernon Drive, where multiple agencies are seen surrounding the area.
Dawson County Fire Division Chief Johnny Irvin told Mims that two people died in the crash.
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Irvin also said the crash was hard to access because it is in a heavily wooded area. Emergency rescuers extricated a woman, and she was sent to Northeast Georgia Medical Center.
Preston Keller, a neighbor, told Channel 2’s Cory James first responders used his family’s off-road vehicle to get to the crash site, where a woman was rescued.
“There was no where to go through those woods on foot, and luckily they had chainsaws and all the tools to do it,” he said.
“I know when they got to her she was awake which was impressive after all of that. Hopefully she survives and pulls through. God be with you,” Keller added.
Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are in route to assess the crash.
The scene has been turned over to the Dawson County Sheriff’s Office. At this time no further information, including ages or identities, has been shared.
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