A memorial grew Monday outside of the Huntington Beach Police Office for Officer Nicholas Vella who died Saturday in a helicopter crash in Newport Beach.
Sara Paonessa, who witnessed the crash, said something sounded horribly wrong moments before the Huntington Beach police helicopter crashed Saturday killing Vella.Security video appears to show the helicopter nosediving into the channel
As that investigation moves forward, the Huntington Beach Police Department has confirmed that all three helicopters in their fleet were set to be phased out and replaced starting this year. A department spokesperson stresses there had been no concerns with the helicopters’ operations that it was just time to replace them. On Sunday, the police chief grounded the other two for now, calling for them to be fully inspected.
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