2 killed when National Guard helicopter crashes in wooded area of northeast Mississippi
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Two National Guard members died after a helicopter crashed Friday afternoon during a training flight in northeast Mississippi, officials said.
The aircraft went down in a wooded area near Baldwyn, Prentiss County Sheriff Randy Tolar told WTVA-TV. The site is about 115 miles (185 kilometers) southeast of Memphis, Tennessee.
Today at approximately 2pm, the Mississippi National Guard experienced an Apache AH-64 helicopter crash during a routine training flight in Prentiss County. Tragically, both Guardsmen on board did not survive. Safety crews are currently working the scene of the crash with local…
— Governor Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) February 23, 2024
The helicopter was AH-64 Apache “flying a routine training flight,” the Mississippi National Guard said in a news release.
In a statement Friday, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said safety crews were working the scene of the crash with local authorities. He confirmed the death of the two unidentified National Guard members.
“Mississippi will always be grateful for their service and we will never forget them,” Reeves said.
