If we can relay that message, I can get them close to the area.' That caller was going to communicate to the Battalion Chief. We don't see any plane parts or anything. 'We've got a burned area with still burning flames. The copter handed over coordinates to crews on the ground.

It's in the middle of nowhere, and it's gonna be tough getting in there.' We're not able to see pieces of aircraft through the trees, but we're thinking this is gonna be your spot. ''There are bright burn spots, smaller fires, but an active fire going on.

'We are 95% sure' they found the crash site, he said. The helicopter reports it will have to head in for fuel, but they think they have a crash location. that did not respond to attempts at communication. The Washington Post reported that fighter planes scrambled to intercept a small plane flying over D.C. This connects reports on social media of a sonic boom heard in the D.C area. 'I heard the jet fighters around 3 p.m.,' Randall Wolf told The News Leader. “We’re at a steep incline at the moment,' one responder said. 'We’ll let you know when we get to our location.”Ĭounty residents report they saw or heard military aircraft in the air around the time of the crash. Rescue crews are making their way through the woods. Overheard on rescue traffic: 'Can you copy the helicopter just passed over you?’Ī few minutes later: 'We're pretty close.' we’re going through slowly,' one of the searchers on the ground commented. They're being told the helicopter is still refueling in Lynchburg. Rescue traffic sounds like the search crew is asking for the helicopter to circle the spot again. 'The four guys aren't finding anything at those coordinates.' They are asking the helicopter to go back up and provide coordinates again. Radio traffic indicates the search is at a standstill. He's reporting about 15 people from Virginia State Police, Augusta County Sheriff's Office, and county fire and rescue personnel. The News Leader has a person on the scene where rescue personnel are gathering. People on the ground are still asking for a copter to hover above the site.ĬNN reported earlier that there were four people aboard the Cessna Citation that crashed. NORAD confirms that aircraft tried to engage the plane but it was unresponsive. State police helicopter is back in the air and heading toward the site again, per rescue traffic. 'There should be some firefighters somewhere nearby, on the ground.' We have to make this quicker, we got clouds dropping in with the temperature drop.' 'We’re gonna try to hover right over that area. State police copter is about 3 minutes from the site. He says the media helicopters may cause them to abort. 'I keep on making passes, and I hover above it.' From the copter. 'Okay, we're gonna start traveling that way,' from the ground. 'Blue and gray, I'm the one right above the trees,' from the state police chopper. There's confusion on the ground which copter they should be looking at, because of the news chopper. 'I got a news helicopter up here that's cramping my style,' says the state police chopper. 'They grounded the drones, correct?' from the helicopter. 'If you can see the helicopter, he is hovering over the site.'

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