2 injured after helicopter crashes in Texas while filming reality TV show

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published 24 August 2015

Two members of a crew filming a reality show in Texas were injured Saturday when their helicopter crashed in Grimes County.

The crew was taping an episode of A Haunting for the Destination America channel, The Associated Press reports. A spokesman with the Texas Department of Public Safety said a gust of wind caused the aircraft to spin out of control, and it eventually hit a tree and landed in a wooded area. The passengers were taken to a local hospital and treated for their injuries. Although AP reports they were filming for A Haunting, officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety and Grimes County Sheriff's Office say it was actually for a "hunting reality show."

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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