Obituaries
Glenside Man Identified As Pilot Killed In Action News Helicopter Crash
Action News reports pilot Monroe Smith, 67, of Glenside, died in the Tuesday night crash in Washington Township, New Jersey.
GLENSIDE, PA — The pilot killed in a news helicopter crash has been identified as a Glenside resident.
Action News confirmed Monroe Smith, 67, of Glenside, was behind the controls of their news helicopter that crashed Tuesday night in Washington Township, New Jersey.
The outlet said the photographer on board at the time of the crash was Christopher Dougherty, of Oreland. He was 45.
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The crash occurred around 8 p.m. and a debris field was found around midnight a few hundred yards from Mullica River Road in the area of Middle Road and Quaker Bridge Atsion Road, according to 6ABC, which cited New Jersey State Park Police.
Smith and Dougherty were returning from an assignment at the Jersey Shore, the outlet reported.
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"They have a long history with our station and have been working as part of the Action News team for years," according to 6ABC.
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