Search continues for missing person in deadly helicopter crash off Catalina

Search operations continue Thursday for one missing person following a deadly REACH Air Medical Services helicopter crash off Catalina Island. The incident occurred Wednesday evening around 7:45 p.m. near Avalon shortly after takeoff. The medical transport helicopter, which was traveling toward the mainland, carried five people. Officials confirmed that two individuals were killed and two others were successfully rescued. The missing person remains lost in the Pacific Ocean as recovery efforts persist.