2 dead after helicopter crashes in Pennsylvania backyard

Two people were killed Thursday night when a helicopter crashed in the backyard of a Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, home.

The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. according to our WPXI affiliate WGAL in Harrisburg.

The two people who died were on the helicopter, and no one on the ground was injured.

Cumberland County PIO confirms 2 people are dead in a Helicopter Crash in Silver Spring township this evening.
Officials say the helicopter crashed in the backyard of a home.
Stay with @WGAL as we work to get more information. pic.twitter.com/cGJjz9nUBg
— Tosin Fakile (@TosinFakileWGAL) January 10, 2020

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