Flip News — catalina-island news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/catalina-island/ The latest Flip News stories on catalina-island. en-GB Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:26:49 GMT Two dead and one missing as medical helicopter crashes off Catalina Island https://flipnews.co.uk/world/medical-helicopter-crash-catalina/ https://flipnews.co.uk/world/medical-helicopter-crash-catalina/ Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT A medical helicopter carrying five people crashed into the sea off Catalina Island shortly after takeoff on Wednesday night, killing two, hospitalising two and leaving one missing. Sarah Whitfield aviation-accident california catalina-island Associated Press / AFP