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Two helicopters have crashed in South New Jersey, injuring at least two people, according to scanner audio and harrowing video posted to social media.
The incident happened just after 11 a.m. Sunday at 100 Basin Road in Hammonton, less than three miles from Hammonton Airport, according to Atlantic County Fire and EMS radio traffic.
Two helicopters have crashed in South New Jersey, injuring at least two people, according to scanner audio and harrowing video posted to social media. WPVI via Ryan Long“We got one helicopter fully involved, I’m looking for the second one, I got another one in the woods down. Start extrication, we’re gonna need expedited response,” a dispatcher said in the scanner audio.
“We have two confirmed injuries,” said another voice in the audio.
Video circulating on social media filmed from the parking lot of a Tractor Supply Co. store in Hammonton shows a large black plume of smoke in the distance as shocked onlookers discuss the apparent crash.
Another video posted online appears to show a helicopter spinning out of control before crashing down out of sight, per 6ABC Action News.
Hammonton Police Chief Kevin Friel and the Federal Aviation Administration did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for additional information.
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