Four people are dead after a helicopter crash in eastern North Carolina.

The Duke Life Flight helicopter was part of a Duke University fleet used to transport patients in need of critical care. It went down at 11.45am on Friday.

No details about the victims have been released. It was also not clear where the helicopter was headed when it went down.

A helicopter like the one pictured crashed in eastern North Carolina killing four

It is unclear where the helicopter was headed when it crashed

Perquimans County, NC *Helicopter Crash* Duke Life Flight Chopper has crashed, fatalities reported. #NCfire pic.twitter.com/RjbxoFX0l5 — CAROLINAS FIRE PAGE (@CFPalerts) September 8, 2017

The Perquimans County Sheriff's Office was handling the investigation at the crash scene.

Duke Health officials issued this statement:

'With deep sorrow we can confirm that a Duke Life Flight helicopter crashed early this afternoon near Belvidere, North Carolina. We are in the process of directly confirming information related to this incident and will share more information as it becomes available.'</s>HERTFORD, N.C. (WNCN) — A Duke Life Flight helicopter crashed in Perquimans County, North Carolina, causing four fatalities the North Carolina Highway Patrol confirmed.

The helicopter crashed around 11:45 a.m. after leaving Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, enroute to Duke Medical Center, authorities said.

The Perquimans County Sheriff is on the scene. Officers from the North Carolina State Highway Patrol are establishing a perimeter. Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board are on their way to the site.

The Highway Patrol said the helicopter went down in an area near Swamp Road and Sandy Cross Road, near the Belvedere community. That is near the Gates County line.

With deep sorrow we can confirm that a Duke Life Flight helicopter crashed early this afternoon near Belvidere, North Carolina. We are in the process of directly confirming information related to this incident and will share more information as it becomes available.”

Duke Life Flight operates a state-of-the-art fleet of two rotor wing aircrafts and a fleet of critical care, advanced life support, and basic life support ground ambulances, according their website. They transport critically ill or injured patients 24/7. All pilots have previous military experience, with an average of more than 6000 flight hours.

At this time, there are no details about why the helicopter went down.</s>Four people are dead after a helicopter crash in eastern North Carolina.

The Duke Life Flight helicopter was part of a Duke University fleet used to transport patients in need of critical care. It went down at 11.45am on Friday.

No details about the victims have been released. It was also not clear where the helicopter was headed when it went down.

The Perquimans County Sheriff's Office was handling the investigation at the crash scene.

'With deep sorrow we can confirm that a Duke Life Flight helicopter crashed early this afternoon near Belvidere, North Carolina. We are in the process of directly confirming information related to this incident and will share more information as it becomes available.'</s>PERQUIMANS COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) — The North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) confirms there were fatalities in a helicopter crash in Perquimans County Friday.

Highway Patrol said it was a Duke Life Flight helicopter that crashed. It went down around 11:45 a.m. in the area of Swamp Road and Sandy Cross Road.

The Sheriff’s Office and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are also involved in the investigation.

WISH-TV’s sister station WNCN in Raleigh confirmed with the North Carolina Highway Patrol that there are four confirmed fatalities. A Sentara spokesman says the medical helicopter departed from Sentara Albemarle Medical Center in Elizabeth City and was headed to Duke Medical Center.

Duke health officials provided the following statement to WAVY.com, the website for WISH-TV sister station WAVY:

With deep sorrow we can confirm that a Duke Life Flight helicopter crashed early this afternoon near Belvidere, North Carolina. We are in the process of directly confirming information related to this incident and will share more information as it becomes available.”
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• Download the WISH-TV app in the Google Play store</s>PERQUIMANS COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) — The North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) confirms there were fatalities in a helicopter crash in Perquimans County Friday.

Highway Patrol said it was a Duke Life Flight helicopter that crashed. It went down around 11:45 a.m. in the area of Swamp Road and Sandy Cross Road.

The Sheriff’s Office and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are also involved in the investigation.

WJBF sister station WNCN in Raleigh confirmed with the North Carolina Highway Patrol that there are four confirmed fatalities. A Sentara spokesman says the medical helicopter departed from Sentara Albemarle Medical Center in Elizabeth City and was headed to Duke Medical Center.

With deep sorrow we can confirm that a Duke Life Flight helicopter crashed early this afternoon near Belvidere, North Carolina. We are in the process of directly confirming information related to this incident and will share more information as it becomes available.”</s>(Reuters) - A medical helicopter crashed in eastern North Carolina on Friday, killing four people, police and local media said.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol confirmed in a post on Twitter that there were deaths in a Life Flight helicopter crash in the eastern part of the state, referring further inquiries to the local sheriff's office.

A spokeswoman for the Perquimans County Sheriff's Office, which has jurisdiction over the area, said that only the sheriff himself would disclose information and that he was unavailable.

The North Carolina News and Observer newspaper reported that the helicopter crashed near the community of Belvidere, near the Virginia border as it was returning to Duke University Health System from another hospital.

The newspaper said authorities did not yet know what caused the crash, which was under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board.</s>PERQUIMANS COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) — The North Carolina State Highway Patrol (NCSHP) confirms there were fatalities in a helicopter crash in Perquimans County Friday.

Highway Patrol said it was a Duke Life Flight helicopter that crashed. It went down around 11:45 a.m. in the area of Swamp Road and Sandy Cross Road.

The Sheriff’s Office and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are also involved in the investigation.

WAVY sister station WNCN in Raleigh confirmed with the North Carolina Highway Patrol that there are four confirmed fatalities. A Sentara spokesman says the medical helicopter departed from Sentara Albemarle Medical Center in Elizabeth City and was headed to Duke Medical Center.

Duke health officials provided the following statement to WAVY.com:

With deep sorrow we can confirm that a Duke Life Flight helicopter crashed early this afternoon near Belvidere, North Carolina. We are in the process of directly confirming information related to this incident and will share more information as it becomes available.”

10 On Your Side is reaching out to authorities in the area for more information. Stay tuned for updates to this breaking news.</s>BELVIDERE, N.C. (AP) - A medical helicopter crashed Friday in North Carolina, killing four people, the Highway Patrol said.

The Duke Life Flight helicopter went down around 11:45 a.m. near the town of Belvidere, close to the Virginia border and about 160 miles (260 kilometers) east of Raleigh, patrol spokesman Master Trooper Christopher Knox said.

Knox said it's not known where the helicopter was headed when it went down and authorities have no idea what caused the crash.

The Duke Life Flight web page says its helicopters usually have two critical care providers and a pilot onboard and can carry only one patient at a time.

Knox said the Federal Aviation Administration has been notified and state troopers are on the scene to secure the site.

FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said the National Transportation Safety Board will be in charge of the investigation into the crash and will determine the cause.

Duke University Health System spokeswoman Samiha Khanna said in an email that officials are confirming information related to the crash and would provide more details as they became available.</s>DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Duke Health on Saturday released the names of workers who died in a medical helicopter crash in northeastern North Carolina on Friday.

The Duke Life Flight helicopter crashed in Perquimans County killing three crew members and a medical patient, the North Carolina Highway Patrol confirmed.

The helicopter crashed around 11:45 a.m. after leaving Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, authorities said.

The three workers who died were flight nurses Kris Harrison, R.N. and Crystal Sollinger, R.N. and, the pilot, Jeff Burke, officials said.

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“The Duke University Hospital and entire Duke University family continues to grieve their loss,” Sarah Avery, Duke Health spokeswoman said in a news release Saturday.

Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) arrived Saturday to investigate. Teams were formed to investigate the crash site.

The Highway Patrol said the helicopter went down in an area near Swamp Road and Sandy Cross Road, near the Belvedere community, which is near the Gates County line.

The helicopter and crew were based out of Johnston Regional Airport in Smithfield, officials confirmed.

Duke Life Flight has been based at Johnston Regional Airport for more than 10 years.

The NTSB is formally in charge of the on-going investigation.</s>HERTFORD, N.C. — A Duke Flight Life Flight helicopter crashed in Perquimans County, North Carolina, causing four fatalities the North Carolina Highway Patrol confirmed.

The helicopter crashed around 11:45 a.m. after leaving Sentara Albemarle Medical Center, authorities said.

The Perquimans County Sheriff is on the scene. Officers from the North Carolina State Highway Patrol are establishing a perimeter. Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board are on their way to the site.

The Highway Patrol said the helicopter went down in an area near Swamp Road and Sandy Cross Road, near the Belvedere community. That is near the Gates County line.

With deep sorrow we can confirm that a Duke Life Flight helicopter crashed early this afternoon near Belvidere, North Carolina. We are in the process of directly confirming information related to this incident and will share more information as it becomes available.

Further details were not immediately available.
A Duke University medical helicopter crashes near Belvidere, North Carolina, killing four people.