Tributes began pouring in Wednesday after a news helicopter crashed in Los Angeles, leaving three people dead.
\n\nThe crash occurred just before 7 p.m. local time Tuesday in the Chatsworth area of the San Fernando Valley, as the news chopper was covering a road traffic accident.
\n\nAngel City Air operated the helicopter, which was providing news coverage for NBC Los Angeles.
\n\nThe victims aboard the helicopter were identified as Eliana Moreno, a journalist familiar to viewers of the station and its Spanish-language sister station, Telemundo 52, and pilot George Marciniw. The pair began flying together in 2023.
\n\nA pedestrian on the ground was also confirmed to have died at the scene, officials said. Authorities have yet to identify the individual.
\n\nZareh Sevanesian, who witnessed the crash, said the helicopter was swaying before it started losing altitude.
\n\n“It was just getting lower and lower and lower and lower,” he said on NBC’s “TODAY” show.
\n\nMoreno, in her late 30s, was born in Orange County, south of Los Angeles.
\n\nShe graduated from Chapman University in the area with a degree in broadcast journalism and political science in 2010, NBC Los Angeles reported.
\n\nMoreno joined Angel City Air’s helicopter team the same year…
Original source: https://www.nbcnews.com/health