Police divers recovered the body of a patient who had been missing after a medical helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Catalina Island, California, on September 30. The recovery brings the death toll to three, according to the Associated Press.
Five people were aboard the helicopter. Two survived and were hospitalized. The deceased were the patient, the pilot and a nurse.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause. This is an October 2 recovery update to a crash that occurred on September 30.