A helicopter crash near Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, has left two people dead on Thursday, CBS affiliate WYOU reported.
According to WYOU, the Carbon County Coroner confirmed that two people died. The crash happened in a wooded area near the 300 block of Maury Road near Penn’s Peak.
The two people on the helicopter were a pilot and a line worker, WYOU reported.
The Carbon County Coroner identified the pilot as 52-year-old Jeffrey Patmore of Terrace, British Columbia, and the line worker as 40-year-old Michael Higgins from Haddon Township, New Jersey, WYOU reported.
The National Transportation Safety Board said it’s investigating the crash. WYOU reported that the NTSB and FAA were expected to arrive at the scene on Thursday.
It’s unclear what led to the crash.
