North Carolina
1 dead after homemade helicopter crashes in North Carolina
PEMBROKE, N.C. — One person died after a home-built helicopter crashed in North Carolina.
Officials in Robeson County said the crash happened on Friday afternoon.
The sheriff’s office described the aircraft as a helicopter, and witnesses at the scene told WPDE that it appeared to be homemade or experimental.
When crews responded to the scene, human remains were found inside.
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It was not immediately known what caused the helicopter to go down.
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