Helicopter pulled from Lake Apopka

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A recovery crew pulling out a helicopter that crashed into Lake Apopka Tuesday morning discovered a second chopper that reportedly crashed that same day. A crane parked at the Winter Garden boat ramp pulled the helicopter from the lake Wednesday afternoon and loaded it onto a flatbed trailer.

No further information was immediately available on the second helicopter.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office’s Marine Unit responded to a call regarding the first crash, which took place around 8 a.m. No serious injuries were reported.

The helicopters are registered to Coastal Helicopters Inc., which was performing aerial agricultural spraying around the lake.

The NTSB and FAA are investigating the crashes.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.

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Amy Quesinberry

Community Editor Amy Quesinberry was born at the old West Orange Memorial Hospital and raised in Winter Garden. Aside from earning her journalism degree from the University of Georgia, she hasn’t strayed too far from her hometown and her three-mile bubble. She grew up reading The Winter Garden Times and knew in the eighth grade she wanted to write for her community newspaper. She has been part of the writing and editing team since 1990.