Three lives were lost when a news helicopter went down during a reporting operation, leaving investigators and colleagues to piece together what went wrong in the air. Patrick Clancy, a witness to the circumstances surrounding the crash, has brought his account to 60 Minutes — an act that speaks to the human need to make meaning from sudden loss. The incident places a quiet but persistent question before the journalism industry: what obligations do news organizations carry toward those who gather stories from the sky?
News Helicopter Crash Kills 3; Patrick Clancy Speaks to 60 Minutes
Three people killed in the helicopter crash.