Man narrowly avoids death as helicopter crashes overhead in Huntington Beach

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A helicopter crashed near the Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach, sending shock and panic through the area. A witness standing directly below the aircraft described the terrifying moment when debris rained down around him, saying his “life flashed” before his eyes. Authorities are investigating the cause, as bystander footage shows the rotor blades hitting the ground and dust sweeping across the highway.

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00:00On a chaotic afternoon in Huntington Beach, California,

00:03a helicopter plummeted from the sky near the Pacific Coast Highway

00:07as it approached the bridge crossing.

00:16One witness posted that he had been literally underneath the aircraft when it crashed.

00:21My life flashed before my eyes, he recalled.

00:24Miraculously, he escaped with his life,

00:26but not before experiencing a moment of sheer terror as debris and noise enveloped him.

00:32Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash,

00:35and video from bystanders is circulating showing the rotor blades hitting the ground

00:39and dust kicking up along the highway.

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