4 dead in helicopter crash at US Navy facility in Hawaii

The incident occurred at Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai County Tuesday morning.

Four people are dead after a civilian-contracted helicopter crashed at a U.S. naval facility, officials said.

The incident occurred at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, a Navy base in Kauai, Hawaii, shortly after 10 a.m. local time Tuesday.

The helicopter was taking part in a range training operation on the base in Kekaha when it crashed on the northern area of the installation, a Pacific Missile Range Facility spokesperson said in a statement.

Emergency personnel responded to the crash, the spokesperson said. There were four fatalities. The names of those killed have not yet been released.