KONA, Hawaii -- A tourist helicopter carrying six people crashed on Wednesday evening in a lava field on Hawaii's Big Island. Five passengers and a pilot were on a Paradise Helicopters tour over Kau, ...

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The Robinson R44 helicopter involved in the incident was operated by Ali‘i Kaua‘i Air Tours and Charters Anna Lazarus Caplan is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Authorities learned of the crash thanks to hikers walking on the nearby Kalalu Trail. The hikers witnessed the helicopter crash into the water, and immediately called for help, according to police. It ...