Two medevaced from Gulf helicopter crash

Two men suffered severe back injuries when the helicopter they were riding in crashed in the Gulf of Mexico the morning of November 1st.

The helicopter crashed on takeoff from a platform approximately 75 miles southeast of Galveston.

According to Gerry Golden, operations director for Rotorcraft Leasing Co., which serves the oil and gas industry, the aircraft was en route to another platform when it crashed.

The helicopter went into the water and its floats deployed.

An offshore supply boat rescued the pilot and a passenger. They were later transported to the University of Texas Medical Branch by Coast Guard helicopter.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Source: Houston Chronicle