Helicopter crashes in Southern California’s Mojave Desert, six missing

apnews ^ | 02/10/2024

[devane617]

BAKER, Calif. (AP) — A helicopter carrying six people crashed near a small town in Southern California’s Mojave Desert, authorities said.

The helicopter went down Friday evening near Baker, a town of 700 people about 95 miles (153 kilometers) southwest of Las Vegas, KABC-TV reported.

[dandiegirl]

I agree with you. Totally absurd.

[jimwatx]

Seema like a lot of helicopters going down lately.

[telescope115]

Not to cast a pall over anything, but I’m reminded of plane crashes by entertainers getting to venues over the years. At least the weather looks good.

[SamAdams76]

I know who Taylor Swift is but do not understand her appeal. Her music is for the most part pretty bland and pedestrian. I guess she puts on an entertaining show and there is a whole subculture around the shows that focuses on 6-17 year old girls. They show up with bracelets entirely covering both arms and spend the entire concert trading them with each other so that they come home with totally different bracelets.

For those who are into her, she is much bigger than The Beatles ever were. Which is hard for me to comprehend, as The Beatles were quite the thing. But to each, their own.

[Paal Gulli]

"Seema like a lot of helicopters going down lately."

At least this time Robinson gets a pass. Their biggest model only has five seats. So unless one of the pax was a Siamese twin, they're in the clear.

(and a quick look around says it was an EC-130)

[NWFree]

Aren’t you going to jump on the Taylor Slut bandwagon?

[devane617]

ditto

[SamAdams76]

When it comes to country pop, I’m more of a Lainey Wilson fan.

[5th MEB]

Don’t have to work hard or at all to not know who some twit is that I couldn’t care less about.

The only place I have ever heard this name is here on FR, to the best of my knowledge I have never seen a picture of her and wouldn’t recognize her if she served me my beer in the local saloon.

I have more important things to do with my life (like plow and plant the north field or split wood for this winter) than pay attention to some self important nobody!

[Sarah Barracuda]

https://abc7.com/baker-helicopter-crash-san-bernardino-county/14408339/

One of those killed was the CEO of Nigeria’s largest bank

[lexington minuteman 1775]

Boko Haram a Muslim group has been killing people in Nigeria i am sure this is just a koinky dink engine failure. Probably about the richest guy in Nigeria crashes with his wife his child and CEO of his bank. I ain’t buying ACCIDENT HERE! SORRY !
LEX

[BenLurkin]

Wealthy African banker, family identified as victims in San Bernardino Co. helicopter crash
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/officials-investigating-helicopter-crash-in-san-bernardino-county/

“Among the decedents was Herbert Wigwe, the CEO of Access Bank, one of the largest banks in Nigeria. His death was confirmed by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director general of the World Trade Organization and formerly Nigeria’s finance minister, in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“Also onboard were Wigwe’s wife and son and a man identified by Okonjo-Iweala as Bombo Ogunbanjo, who is listed as the former chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc.”

[BRL]

I am wondering if this guy left his estate to me. I shall soon find out