{
  "id": 7921529,
  "title": "Who was Edy Gutierrez Mejia? Person on ground killed in NBC Los Angeles helicopter crash; people mourn loss",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/who-was-edy-gutierrez-mejia-person-on-ground-killed-in-nbc-los",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T01:32:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-was-edy-gutierrez-mejia-person-on-ground-killed-in-nbc-los-angeles-helicopter-crash-loss-mourned-5-things-to-know-101789607171735.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Edy Gutierrez Mejia was among three people who lost their lives in the NBC Los Angeles helicopter crash that occurred on September 15. The third victim was a person on the ground who perished alongside reporter Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw. A fourth individual was injured and airlifted to a hospital for medical care, though their identity remains unconfirmed. The helicopter was on a news-gathering mission to cover a crash involving an SUV and a Metro bus in Chatsworth, California, which resulted in the deaths of two people. The specifics surrounding the cause of the catastrophic helicopter crash are still under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.",
  "summary": "Edy Gutierrez Mejia was identified as the third person killed in the NBC Los Angeles helicopter crash that took the lives of Eliana Moreno and George Marciniw.",
  "key_points": [
    "Edy Gutierrez Mejia died in NBC Los Angeles helicopter crash on September 15",
    "Person on ground killed alongside reporter Eliana Moreno and pilot George Marciniw",
    "Investigation into crash cause conducted by FAA and NTSB"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The loss of Edy Gutierrez Mejia, along with two others, in the NBC Los Angeles helicopter crash, adds to the toll of a multi-vehicle incident that authorities were covering.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "NBC anchor breaks down after colleagues killed in helicopter crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/nbc-anchor-breaks-down-after-colleagues-killed-in-helicopter-crash",
        "published": "2026-09-16T21:45:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Three dead after helicopter crash in Los Angeles",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/three-dead-after-helicopter-crash-in-los-angeles",
        "published": "2026-09-16T23:29:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}