LEESBURG — A helicopter crashed near Leesburg International Airport on Tuesday evening.
According to Leesburg Police, the Federal Aviation Administration, Leesburg Fire Rescue and other city officials, the helicopter crashed around 4 p.m. during a training exercise in a marshy area near the airport.
On Wednesdsay, officials confirmed the downed chopper belongs to Firehawk Helicopters, headquartered the airport.
Four people were on board. At around 4 p.m. Wednesday, the Leesburg Police Department announced that all four died.
Here's what we know:
Where did this helicopter crash?
The chopper crashed at the south end of Runway 31, between the airport property and the St. Johns River Water Management conservation area, according to Leesburg City Manager Al Minner. It's extremely swampy and hard to get to, he said.