Two employees of Charlotte TV station WBTV were killed when the helicopter they were in went down next to a freeway Tuesday.
Carolina — A Charlotte news station helicopter pilot is being hailed a hero by authorities in North Carolina’s largest city after crashing away from a busy interstate on Tuesday.
The pilot and a TV meteorologist were the only ones killed in the crash along Interstate 77 in the city’s Yorkmount area, which is located about six miles southwest of downtown Charlotte.
Mecklenburg County EMS service said on Twitter that two people were pronounced dead at the scene.
