KABC-TV reported the helicopter took off from Palm Springs Airport around 8:45 p.m. and was en route to Boulder City, Nevada.
Boulder City is about 26 miles (41 kilometers) southeast of Las Vegas, where the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers are set to play in Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday. Halloran Springs Road crosses over Interstate 15 in an area known to travelers for an abandoned gas station with a sign declaring “Lo Gas" and “Eat." It's located in a remote area of the Mojave Desert, with an elevation of nearly 3,000 feet (914.40 meters).
Logs from the California Highway Patrol show there was rain and snow in the area at about the time of the crash. The crash comes just three days after a U.S.
Marine Corps helicopter crashed in the mountains outside San Diego on Tuesday during historic downpours. Five Marines were killed.
___ Richmond reported from Madison, Wisconsin. Beam reported from Sacramento, California.Milestone Alert!
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