(CNN) � Two TV news crew members were killed in a helicopter crash in a wooded part of Burlington County, New Jersey, the news station said.
“A pilot and a photographer from our news team were in the helicopter when it went down while returning from an assignment at the Jersey Shore,� said on its website. “Both crew members were killed.�
The names of the pilot and photographer were not immediately publicized pending notification of their relatives. But both “have a long history with our station and have been working as part of the Action News team for years,� WPVI said.
The cause of the crash remains unclear.
New Jersey State Park Police received a call about a helicopter that went missing in the area of Wharton State Forest around 10:50 p.m. Tuesday, Chief George Fedorczyk said Wednesday morning.
Shortly after midnight, a state park police officer found the debris field in a remote part of the forest in Washington Township, the chief said.
A representative from the Federal Aviation Administration arrived overnight, Fedorczyk said, and a team from the National Transportation Safety Board is expected to arrive Wednesday.
The NTSB will lead the investigation into the crash, Fedorczyk said.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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