Helicopter sinks in lake at Pahrump motorsports country club
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Authorities are responding to a helicopter that sank into a lake Friday morning at a Pahrump motorsports country club.
The Nye County Sheriff's Office said in an online alert that deputies were responding to a crash reported at Spring Mountain Motor Resort and Country Club.
No injuries were reported, according to the sheriff's office.
A spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said three people were on board a Robinson R-44 helicopter, which sank in the lake just before 10 a.m. Friday.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the circumstances of the incident.
No other details were immediately available. A spokesman for the sheriff's office has not responded to messages seeking further information.
