Divers find body of person missing from California helicopter crash that killed 2 others

82 reports from 71 outlets in 8 languages · first reported 2026-10-01 06:51 UTC · updated 2026-10-02 17:33 UTC · JSON

A medical helicopter crashed off Catalina Island near Los Angeles, resulting in the deaths of two people^[1–10]. Two others were hospitalized^[1–10]. One person who was aboard the aircraft went missing after the crash^[1–10]. Divers later found the body of the missing person^{[1–3, 5]}.

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Reports

1. Divers find body of person missing from California helicopter crash that killed 2 othersPublished by eastbaytimes.com, mercurynews.com, netscape.com, abc7news.com, abc13.com, abc7chicago.com, abc30.com, abc11.com, abc7ny.com, wral.com, stcatharinesstandard.ca, clickondetroit.com and 19 more · 2026-10-02 17:33 UTC
2. California helicopter crash kills 2 people and leaves 2 hospitalized and 1 missingPublished by goshennews.com, rockymounttelegram.com, 2news.com, lasvegassun.com, coast1009.com, fox21news.com, kdhnews.com, manilatimes.net, wsvn.com, sentinelcolorado.com, mymotherlode.com, wral.com and 16 more · 2026-10-02 01:22 UTC
3. Divers find body of person missing from Calif. helicopter crash that killed 2 othersPublished by coast1009.com, wohfradio.com, abcnews.com · 2026-10-02 14:41 UTC
4. Medical helicopter crash kills 2 people, leaves 2 hospitalized and 1 missing, report saysPublished by wbay.com, knoe.com, kold.com · 2026-10-01 14:45 UTC
5. EUA. Dois mortos e um desaparecido após queda de helicópteroUSA: Two dead and one missing after helicopter crashPublished by observador.pt, sapo.pt · 2026-10-01 13:37 UTC
6. Divers find body of person missing from medical helicopter crash that killed 2 otherslbpost.com · en · 2026-10-02 14:31 UTC
7. Police divers find body of person missing after helicopter crash near LAtheguardian.com · en · 2026-10-02 14:11 UTC
8. Death toll rises to 3 from California helicopter crashwokv.com · en · 2026-10-02 11:23 UTC
9. Divers find body of person missing from California helicopter crash that killed 2 others – Winnipeg Free Presswinnipegfreepress.com · en · 2026-10-02 11:19 UTC
10. To døde og én savnet etter helikopterstyrt i CaliforniaTwo dead and one missing after helicopter crash in Californianettavisen.no · nb · 2026-10-02 02:11 UTC
11. California helicopter crash kills 2 people, leaves 2 hospitalized and 1 missingPBS NewsHour · en · 2026-10-01 21:34 UTC
12. Udes helikoptera u Kaliforniji: Poginulo dvoje, dvoje povrijeđeno i jedna osoba nestalaHelicopter accident in California: Two dead, two injured, and one missingrtcg.me · cnr · 2026-10-01 20:53 UTC
13. California Helicopter Crash Kills 2 People And Leaves 2 Hospitalized And 1 Missing – 710am KURVkurv.com · en · 2026-10-01 19:00 UTC
14. Helicóptero se estrella en California y deja dos fallecidos24-horas.mx · es · 2026-10-01 15:41 UTC
15. California helicopter crash kills two people and leaves two hospitalizedtheguardian.com · en · 2026-10-01 13:00 UTC
16. Udes helikoptera u Kaliforniji: Poginulo dvoje, dvoje povređeno i jedna osoba nestalaHelicopter crash in California: Two dead, two injured, and one person missingn1info.rs · sr · 2026-10-01 12:27 UTC
17. Helicopter crash in California kills 2, with 2 hospitalized and 1 missingwgauradio.com · en · 2026-10-01 11:43 UTC
18. Pri Los Angelesu v ocean strmoglavil helikopter: dva mrtva, eno osebo iščejon1info.si · sl · 2026-10-01 10:08 UTC
19. California helicopter crash kills 2 people and leaves 2 hospitalized and 1 missing, report sayswohfradio.com · en · 2026-10-01 10:03 UTC
20. Rrëzohet helikopteri në Kaliforni, dy të vdekur dhe një i zhdukurHelicopter crashes in California, two dead and one missingabcnews.al · sq · 2026-10-01 08:13 UTC