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Investigators are continuing a search for survivors Saturday morning after a helicopter leaving the Palm Springs airport Friday evening with six people on board crashed near Baker in San Bernardino County 

The Eurocopter EC 130 helicopter crashed around 10 p.m. local time, east of the 15-Freeway near Nipton, which is just west of the Nevada border.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash and circumstances.  So far this Saturday morning, no survivors have been located. 

This is a developing story.

Julie Sharp

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at kcalnews.com. Julie has written for The Beach Reporter covering the city of Manhattan Beach and community-based articles for the Palos Verdes Post. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie covers breaking news, crime, and community events with a niche in civic news and feature pieces. Julie also previously worked for CBS in the Los Angeles market as a video journalist.

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