LAROSE, La. - Search crews have located the helicopter that crashed into a Lafourche Parish marsh and those aboard are presumed to be dead. "It appears at this time that there are no survivors," said Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson. "The majority of the helicopter is submerged in the marsh off the Pointe-Aux-Chenes reserve." The names of the duo will be released by RLC after notification of kin. "It appears that the aircraft nosedived and then sunk into the mud," said Chaissson. (Source: WWL 01/14/22) The Coast Guard responded to the helicopter crash near Galliano, La. The CG received notification around 10 a.m. from a good Samaritan about a helicopter reportedly going down in the marsh. Rotocraft Leasing Co. (RLC) personnel notified the CG that their records confirmed an overdue aircraft matching the description with two people aboard. (Source: Coast Guard 01/14/22) Other agencies involved in the search was the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office, Lafourche Parish Fire Department and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries responded to the incident. (Source: Coast Guard 01/14/22)
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