On August 7, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that two people were killed when a helicopter crashed into a barge on the Mississippi River, near East Alton, Illinois and north of St. Petersburg. Louis.
Dallas Thompson Police of the Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed that two people on the plane were killed and that there were no further reports of casualties.
Meanwhile, the state patrol team said that no one was on the barge when the accident occurred.
The commercial traffic route on the river was closed after the accident.
According to the Pender District Police of the Rivers Pointe Fire Department, the helicopter crashed into a power line and fell into the Mississippi River at around 11 a.m. (local time) on August 7, about half a miles downstream from the Alton Dam.
Rescue forces, including firefighters, emergency medical staff and police, were immediately present at the scene, and federal agencies were en route to the scene, Pender District authorities said.
The FAA and the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSB) will investigate the accident.
The Illinois State Police Department said the Lewis and Clark bridges to Illinois will be closed until conditions are more stable.
