KONA, Hawaii -- A tourist helicopter carrying six people crashed on Wednesday evening in a lava field on Hawaii's Big Island. Five passengers and a pilot were on a Paradise Helicopters tour over Kau, ...

The Robinson R44 helicopter involved in the incident was operated by Ali‘i Kaua‘i Air Tours and Charters Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Authorities learned of the crash thanks to hikers walking on the nearby Kalalu Trail. The hikers witnessed the helicopter crash ...

A tourist helicopter was crushed after it crash-landed on a beach in Hawaii, officials said. Kauai’i Fire Department officials responded to a crashed helicopter on Honopu Beach on Feb. 27, according ...

UNION, Ky — A woman from Union is dead and her husband is presumed dead after a helicopter crash in Hawaii Thursday, family members told us. The crash happened off the island of Kauai, officials said.

A passenger was injured after a tour helicopter crashed onto a beach in Hawaii, officials said. Screengrab from County of Kaua'i on Facebook A tourist helicopter was crushed after it crash-landed on a ...