Guard helicopter crashes near Raleigh

RALEIGH, N.C. – An Army National Guard helicopter carrying two crew members crashed late Thursday while on a training mission, authorities said.

The wreckage of the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter was found by sheriff’s deputies, said Guard spokesman Sgt. Brian Christiansen. He said a Guard recovery team was heading to the site, about 35 miles southwest of Raleigh.

WRAL-TV in Raleigh reported that one crew member was killed.

The chopper took off from Morrisville shortly before 7 p.m. Christiansen said he did not know its destination.