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Video captured some witnesses scrambling to try and pull the two Huntington Beach Police officers out of the helicopter, and other witnesses described the spiraling crash.

Witnesses in the Newport Beach Harbor saw the aftermath of a Huntington Beach Police helicopter crashing into the water. Video provided by Justin Martin.

A second officer survived and was released from the hospital on Sunday morning, in large part because witnesses rushed to help when they saw the aircraft go down. Lauren Coronado reports for NBC4 on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022.

A 44-year-old Huntington Beach officer was killed in a police helicopter crash in shallow water. Darsha Philips reports for Today in LA on Sunday Feb. 20, 2022.

A Huntington Beach police officer has died and another is in critical condition after a helicopter crashed in Newport Beach Saturday. Lauren Coronado reports for the NBC4 News on Feb. 19, 2022.

Two people were aboard a Huntington Beach police helicopter when it crashed into the water in Newport Beach.

A police helicopter with two occupants crashed into the water in Newport Beach Saturday afternoon, according to the Newport Beach Fire Department.

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