Flight information indicates a helicopter that took off from Palm Springs was last seen at 9:49 p.m. near Barstow. That flight originated in Camarillo.
A major Nigerian banker, his wife, son and a notable Nigerian lawyer were among the six people killed in a helicopter crash in the California desert, authorities said Sunday. Banker Herbert Wigwe, 57, was killed alongside his wife and son, according to Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organization. The crash also killed Abimbola Ogunbanjo, a prominent Nigerian attorney .