洛杉矶——当局表示，周三晚上一架医疗直升机在洛杉矶附近的卡塔利娜岛外海坠毁，造成两人死亡，两人住院。
LOS ANGELES — A medical helicopter crashed off Catalina Island near Los Angeles, killing two people and leaving two hospitalized on Wednesday night, authorities said.
洛杉矶县消防工程师乔纳森·托雷斯证实了两人死亡的消息，并表示两人已被送往当地医院，而第五人仍下落不明，KTLA电视台报道。
L.A. County Fire Engineer Jonathan Torres confirmed the two deaths and said two people were transported to local hospitals, while a fifth person remained missing, KTLA-TV reported .
洛杉矶县监事珍妮丝·哈恩在X平台上发文称，她获悉直升机在从卡塔利娜岛起飞后不久即发生坠毁。
Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn said in a post on X that he was told the helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff from Catalina.
KTLA报道，当局在晚上8点前不久接到坠机报告，并立即与美国海岸警卫队一同展开响应。该电视台报道，一人被送往洛杉矶的一家医院，其状况尚不清楚。
Authorities received reports of the crash shortly before 8 p.m. and responded along with the U.S. Coast Guard, KTLA reported. One person was transported to a Los Angeles hospital and their condition was not immediately known, the station reported.
当局表示，直升机沉没在卡塔利娜岛外海240英尺（73米）深的水下，该岛位于洛杉矶县大陆海岸外约22英里（35公里）处。
Authorities said the helicopter was submerged in 240 feet (73 meters) of water off Catalina, which is located about 22 miles (35 kilometers) off the mainland of Los Angeles County.
KTLA称，据信该直升机属于加利福尼亚州萨克拉门托的REACH空中医疗服务公司。
The helicopter was believed to be owned by REACH Air Medical Services of Sacramento, California, KTLA said.