2 Officers Killed in Louisiana Police Helicopter Crash

2 Officers Killed in Louisiana Police Helicopter Crash
Police cars in Baton Rouge, La., on April 2022. Screenshot/Google Maps
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BATON ROUGE, La.—Two Baton Rouge police officers died Sunday when their helicopter crashed into a sugarcane field, Louisiana authorities said.

The Robinson R-44 helicopter went out at 2 a.m. to help with a pursuit and never returned, local media reported. The aircraft’s disappearance wasn’t noticed for several hours when a search was launched. The wreckage was found before 11 a.m.