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NEW ORLEANS, Sept 4 (Reuters) - A rescue helicopter crashed in New Orleans on Sunday, U.S. television networks reported.

The two crew members from the Coast Guard Super Puma helicopter were safe, MSNBC said.

Live television footage from the scene showed the red helicopter lying on the ground near a roadway, with smoke drifting from its cockpit. The ground around the wreck was blackened and churned up by the aircraft's rotor blades.

There was no immediate information on what had caused the crash.

i saw the photo and can't locate it now...i heard it was a rollover, but for a while i worried it was gunfire............"Underscoring the dangerous nature of the operation, a helicopter crashed northwest of downtown New Orleans Sunday evening. The pilot and crew were rescued, said those aboard another helicopter hovering above just after the crash."

Boy I can imagine the danger of flying those choppers in areas like that is beyond dangerous. The power lines, bridges, signs, buildings you name it they have to dodge everything and try to rescue people as well. The are very brave people on board with excellent skills thank god they are there..:-4

It was a civilian rollover. Minor injuries only, thank God. Too bad the chopper's useless.

It's just one disaster after another........This is just a neverending nightmare!:-1