A pilot and two crew members were aboard the helicopter, which was not carrying any patients when it plunged into the woods outside Jackson, Miss.

Three people aboard a medical helicopter were killed when the aircraft crashed in rural Mississippi, officials said.

CANTON, Miss. (WTVA) — Authorities identified the three people killed in a medical helicopter crash in Madison County. Madison County Coroner Alex Breeland identified the victims as Cal Wesolowski, 62, of Starkville; Jakob Kindt, 37, of Tupelo; and Dustin Pope, 35, of Philadelphia, Mississippi.