Skip to content

Breaking News

SUBSCRIBER ONLY

Crime and Public Safety |
‘Tragedy strikes, and then we respond’: Broward sheriff says he asked county for new helicopters before fatal crash

The tail rotor of a Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire-Rescue helicopter is seen in the backyard of a home on NW 10th St. on Monday. The helicopter was seen in distress before crashing into a building southwest of Pompano Beach Airpark. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
The tail rotor of a Broward Sheriff’s Office Fire-Rescue helicopter is seen in the backyard of a home on NW 10th St. on Monday, August 28, 2023. The helicopter was seen in distress before crashing into a building southwest of Pompano Beach Airpark. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Shira Moulten, Sun Sentinel reporter. (Photo/Amy Beth Bennett)
UPDATED:

Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony asked the county for new helicopters months before the fatal crash Monday that killed two people, he said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon. Now, two new helicopters are on the way.

Subscribe to continue reading this article.

Already subscribed? To login in, click here.

Originally Published: