Five people were being evaluated by paramedics Thursday after surviving a civilian helicopter crash near Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, the U.S. Coast Guard said.

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“All five personnel safely ashore and being assessed for medical concerns,” the agency’s Hawaii Pacific headquarters said in a tweet.

The crash took place near the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial at about 10:30 a.m. Hawaii time, the Honolulu Star Advertiser reported.

The Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickham responded, the Coast Guard said.

The five-seat 1979 Bell 206B rotorcraft is registered to Jeffrey Gebhard of Kailua, Hawaii, according to the Flight Aware website.

Gebhard is owner of Genesis Helicopters, a company he founded in 1999.
Source: Five safe after helicopter crash in Hawaii

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