A helicopter crashed in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Thursday, injuring one person critically.
The crash, captured on video, injured five people near the USS Arizona Memorial, Hawaii News Now reported.
Several good Samaritans jumped into the water to rescue the five people on board the chopper.
#USCG, @JointBasePHH & good Samaritans responding to report of downed news helicopter with five people aboard near #ArizonaMemorial
— USCG Hawaii Pacific (@USCGHawaiiPac) February 18, 2016
Update news helicopter crash near #ArizonaMemorial: All five personnel safely ashore & being assessed for medical concerns by EMS.
— USCG Hawaii Pacific (@USCGHawaiiPac) February 18, 2016
KHON2 News reported that a 16-year-old boy was the victim who was critically injured in the accident. He was transported to a local hospital.
Two passengers, a 45-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man, are reportedly in stable condition.
“It kept sputtering, very erratic flying, probably 20 yards from shore, maybe 30 feet up, looks like he cut the prop, because the helicopter dropped down and hit the water probably 20 yards offshore, sat there for about 20 seconds bobbing, then it went under,” witness Daniel Rose told KHON2 News. “Guys started going in the water, diving down. Two people came up.”
“I ran around from the theater and it just looked like they got one guy still stuck inside the star bird rear seat, so I jumped in and tried to extract him and one of the Navy policemen, Brian, had a knife, and we took turns cutting on the seat belt and finally got him out,” said Chris Gardner, another good Samaritan.