Helicopter crashes in southeast Mississippi, killing one

LAUREL, Miss. (AP) – Authorities say one person is dead after a helicopter crashed in southeast Mississippi.

Jones County Fire Council spokesperson Dana Bumgardner says emergency personnel were called to the crash site shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday. The MD 500 helicopter crashed into some woods in the Glade community.

The helicopter belongs to Signature Utility Service in Alabama. It was in the area trimming trees off power lines when it crashed, authorities said.

Volunteer firefighters extinguished a fire when they arrived.