1 person in critical condition after helicopter crash near Pearl Harbor

The helicopter as it crashed.
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A 16-year-old boy in Hawaii is in critical condition after a civilian helicopter carrying five passengers crashed near the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor on Thursday.

A 50-year-old man and 45-year-old woman were taken to an area hospital in stable condition, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Two other passengers were treated at the scene. Witnesses ran to the water and helped pull the passengers to safety, the Honolulu Emergency Services Department said. The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash. Catherine Garcia

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

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.