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An Action News team was killed when a Chopper 6 helicopter crashed in New Jersey on Tuesday night, Dec. 19, the outlet itself reported.
UPDATE: IDs Released In Action News NJ Helicopter Crash
"It has been a devastating day for the Action News team after two crew members on board Chopper 6 were killed in a crash on Tuesday night," the news station said.
They were identified as 67-year-old pilot Monroe Smith of Glenside, PA, and 45-year-old photographer Christopher Dougherty of Oreland, PA.
6abc says the pair were returning from an assignment at the Jersey Shore when the chopper went down in Wharton State Forest, in Washington Township around 8 p.m.
The wreckage of the Eurocopter AS350B2 helicopter was found northeast of Hammonton, around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 20, the FAA said.
"For now, we are not releasing the names of the crew members who died because family members are still being notified about the crash," 6abc says.
"They have a long history with our station and have been working as part of the Action News team for years."
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