Four Killed as Helicopter Crashes in Arizona Mountains, Officials Say

Four people were killed when a helicopter crashed in mountainous terrain in Arizona, authorities said, prompting a federal investigation into the cause.

Four people were killed when a helicopter crashed on Friday, January 2, in mountainous terrain in the US state of Arizona, local officials said.

The crash occurred near Telegraph Canyon, about 103 kilometres east of Phoenix, at around 11 a.m., the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement posted on social media platform X.