BOULDER CITY, Nev. (KTNV) — The Boulder City Fire Department is responding to the Boulder City Airport as a tour helicopter had to do a hard landing Tuesday evening.
Late this afternoon, a tour helicopter was returning from a routine trip to the Grand Canyon. One pilot and six passengers were on board. For reasons unknown at this time, the helicopter made a hard landing. Boulder City Fire Department arrived and determined all seven (1/3) pic.twitter.com/MqnfdTuiNm
— CityofBoulderCityNV (@BoulderCityNev) December 28, 2022
Officials from the City of Boulder City is asking people to avoid the Boulder City Airport area.
The tour helicopter was returning from a routine trip to the Grand Canyon.
For reasons unknown at this time, the helicopter made a hard landing," wrote officials for the City of Boulder City on Twitter. "Boulder City Fire Department arrived and determined all seven people suffered non-life threatening injuries."
Eight people were on board according to a communications manager with Boulder City. Originally, only six people were reported to be injured. In the updated tweet officials posted, they state seven have now been injured.
Four of the six people injured are to be transported for medical care, they are reported to have non-life threatening injuries.
Everyone involved in the hard landing is expected to recover according to officials.
