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Two people were airlifted to a hospital after a helicopter crashed Sunday morning in a baseball field in Rockledge, according to police.
Rockledge police and firefighters, as well as Brevard County Fire Rescue, responded around 10:20 a.m. to the area of 1089 Cogswell Street, where a private helicopter had crashed after experiencing possible engine failure, according to Cpl. Alice DiBiase Deakins.
The passengers were a man and a woman whom witnesses pulled out of the crashed helicopter, Deakins said. It was reported that the aircraft was struggling, with the woman going on to say that the helicopter’s rotor had stopped, according to Deakins.
Two First Flight helicopters airlifted the passengers to Holmes Regional Medical Center, Deakins said. Their conditions were not available at the time of this report.
The aircraft was described as a private helicopter which took off from Merritt Island Airport and was heading to an unknown destination. It has an 18.8-gallon gas tank which was leaking, yet it’s still under investigation whether the leak was caused by the crash, Deakins said.
Units are holding the scene for the Federal Aviation Administration, according to Deakins.
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Source: clickorlando
