Medical helicopter crew, patient killed in Alabama crash

GOODMAN, Ala. (AP) - Federal investigators say they are investigating the crash of a helicopter in southeast Alabama that reportedly killed three crew members and the patient they were transporting.

Troy Regional Medical Center CEO Teresa Grimes says in a Facebook post Saturday that the medical center "is saddened" by the loss of the crew and patient during the transport Friday evening.

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Coffee County EMA Deputy Director James Brown tells WSFA-TV that four people were aboard the helicopter. He says the helicopter went missing around 12:17 a.m. Saturday. The downed helicopter was found just after 7 a.m.

The National Transportation Safety Board said on Twitter that it was investigating a helicopter crash in Goodman, Alabama. News reports say a Federal Aviation Administration team from Birmingham is on the way to the scene.