A tourist helicopter carrying seven people - including two kids - is missing in 'challenging weather conditions' in Hawaii.
A TOURIST helicopter carrying seven people - including two kids - is missing in "challenging weather conditions" in Hawaii.Further searches are scheduled with a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane and Dolphin helicopter crewThe aircraft is equipped with an electronic locator, but no signals have been received today.
The Coast Guard Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Honolulu said that the owner of an overdue tour helicopter contacted it at 6.06pm to say there was no sign of the aircraft, which was scheduled to return at 5.21pm.Nearly 80 per cent of Kauai is uninhabited, and much of that is a state park, the home of the Jurassic Park Falls.
He added: "The weather conditions are challenging. We have trained crews responding and on scene searching for any signs of the helicopter and those aboard." A MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and crew from the Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point are currently searching the scene.In regards to the weather, visibility is four miles due to clouds and rain, while winds are at 28 mph.
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