A Chattanooga auto dealer and his two daughters were among a handful of passengers in a tour helicopter that crashed Wednesday evening on a lava field on the island of Hawaii.
Mountain View Automotive Group President Clay Watson and his daughters, Kennedy and Clayton, were among five passengers in a Bell 407 aircraft operated by Paradise Helicopters when the helicopter crashed, according to a family spokesman.
The five passengers and pilot were all injured in the incident and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the accident, which occurred around 5:29 p.m., local time, on Wednesday. Two of the passengers were seriously injured and one was airlifted to Kona Community Hospital, according to The Associated Press.
“We appreciate the prayers and concerns that have been expressed for our family,” said Taylor Tifton, a brother-in-law of Clay Watson.
Tifton said in a phone interview Friday that the family is still trying to find out more about the accident and the condition of the three family members so he declined discussing any details about the incident.