Authorities have identified the third person killed in the devastating Los Angeles news helicopter crash as a Guatemalan man who had arrived in the city only two days earlier. Investigators are now reviewing footage from the live broadcast as they work to establish what caused the fatal incident.

Edy Gutierrez Mejia, 29, known to friends and family as Pichi, was on the ground when NBC Los Angeles’ News Chopper 4 crashed into a Chatsworth parking lot shortly before 7pm Tuesday. The helicopter had been covering a deadly bus crash when it went down and burst into flames.

The crash also claimed the lives of NBC 4 Los Angeles reporter Eliana “Eli” Moreno, 38, and pilot George Marciniw, 70.

Mejia had traveled to Los Angeles intending to collect a vehicle and drive it back to his hometown of Cuilapa, Guatemala, where he planned to sell it, his cousin told NBC News. Relatives are now trying to bring his body home to Guatemala.

“This terrible and unforeseen tragedy has left an unfillable void and unimaginable grief in our entire family,” his cousin Karla Padilla wrote in an online fundraiser created to help cover funeral costs.

“Those who knew Edy know what a wonderful person he was, always full of life, kindness and love for his loved ones.”

Posts on Mejia’s social media accounts captured moments spent with family and friends, along with his love of soccer and travel.

Officials in Cuilapa also paid tribute to Mejia online. In a statement, the mayor’s office said: “We offer our prayers for eternal rest and ask our Lord God to grant the family patience during these moments of sorrow.”

Moreno, meanwhile, was remembered on Wednesday as a veteran aerial reporter for NBC4 Los Angeles and Telemundo, who had been flying in news choppers since 2010 – covering police pursuits, wildfires, traffic and major local events. 

She began her career in the air after graduating from Chapman University in 2010, where she studied broadcast journalism and political science. 

Moreno had worked at KCAL 9 and KCBS 2 before joining NBC and flying aboard NewsChopper4 around 2018 or 2019.

Marciniw was an experienced pilot who had logged more than 14,000 hours in the helicopter. 

Their deaths shocked reporters at the Los Angeles news station, who were on the ground covering the helicopter crash.

As questions remained about the collision, longtime NBC 4 Los Angeles news anchor Colleen Williams announced that the station was ‘not in contact with our television news helicopter.

‘We have lost contact with our people,’ she said as the station’s reporters on the scene choked up. 

Williams later confirmed that the news helicopter was from NBC Los Angeles before the news station took a break. 

Mayor Karen Bass and other elected officials spoke about the tragedy later in the night, where she was seen consoling NBC 4 reporter Robert Kovacik. 

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will now analyze video from aboard the NBC 4 chopper in order to piece together what may have caused the Eurocopter AS350B2 to go down, Investigator in Charge Fabian Salazar said at a Wednesday afternoon news conference.

‘The video that was actually taken while the reporter was doing live coverage, that video is probably the most important evidence that we have discovered so far,’ he declared, adding that the agency will work toward obtaining a ‘pristine copy’ of the recording and send it to the agency’s lab for a sound spectrum analysis.

‘In that recording, we are clearly hearing sounds that are consistent with the engine changing its speed and we’re also hearing tones that are being generated that are likely advisories to the pilot, so it’s important that we get that recording to our lab, so that they can be downloaded and we can get to that factual evidence that way.’ 

The footage shows an aerial view of the bus crash and the wrecked SUV that T-boned the city bus as the whirl of the helicopter could be heard in the background.

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Suddenly, the sound of the engine’s motor winds down and a horn blares – possibly warning the pilot that the main rotor speed had dropped too low.

At that point, Moreno could be heard quietly saying ‘Uh oh.’

As the angle of the camera then begins to descend and shake, the reporter could be heard asking Marciniw: ‘You can’t pull up?’ 

Aviation experts told the Los Angeles Times the crash may be the result of mechanical failure with the 22-year-old aircraft, a common helicopter for news and law enforcement agencies. 

Zoey Tur, a veteran news helicopter pilot who operated the same type of chopper as the one involved in the crash, said the sound the microphone picked up was of an engine shutting down.

‘First, the engine starts winding down, which in turn reduces power to the rotor blades. Then you hear the horn warning of low rotor RPM. You can even hear the blade slap slow down,’ she explained.

The fire sparked by the crash also indicated there was still fuel on board, Tur noted.

Traditionally, when a helicopter’s rotors stop working, pilots try to gain momentum and upward flow on the rotor to increase their rotation, which helps keep the aircraft steady as it descends, said Jack Cress, a former helicopter pilot for the US Marine Corps and a helicopter accident investigation instructor at University of Southern California’s Aviation Safety and Security Program.

But because the helicopter appeared to be hovering in the air at a low altitude, it would be difficult for the pilot to maneuver.

‘In this case, he’s in the worst part of the high-velocity curve,’ Cress said, referring to a chart used by helicopter pilots that tracks height and air speed for safe flight conditions.

‘That is a dangerous place to be.’

Helicopter pilots are even trained to avoid those conditions because the lack of altitude and forward momentum give pilots little recourse if there is engine trouble.

But for news helicopters and police choppers, hovering and maintaining low altitude is a common practice, often referred to by helicopter pilots as a ‘dead man’s curve,’ said Jeff Guzzetti, a former NTSB and Federal Aviation Administration investigator.

‘That’s the worst place to be if you have a problem.’

The NTSB investigation will now gather as much data from the wreckage site as possible, Salazar said, as he urged anyone with information about the crash to reach out to the agency.

Once that portion of the investigation is complete, the helicopter will be moved to a secure facility so the agency could continue its examination and try to pull additional data from the wreckage.

The chopper’s maintenance logbooks and the weather will also be part of the investigation, and authorities will work to obtain surveillance footage from buildings near the crash scene to get a full picture of the sequence of events.

The news chopper was owned by Tiny Bubbles Aviation Inc, a holding company with a business address listed at Whiteman Airport.

Lawrence Welk, who is listed in public records as an agent of the company, is also president of Welk Aviation – a company that owns and operates news helicopters for KNBC and KTLA.

He confirmed to the LA Times that the company is working with investigators.

A preliminary report is expected to be completed in 30 days, but a final report listing probable cause can take up to 18 months to complete. 

It was another emotional evening in the Dancing with the Stars ballroom.

Sarah Jane Nader and her partner, Hailey Bills, became the latest pair sent home after performing their Week 1 routine, which earned 14 out of 30 points. In the closing moments, the pair were surrounded by fellow contestants and dancers as they said goodbye. The remaining couples will now advance to Week 2, when at least one more partnership will be cut from the race for the Mirrorball Trophy.

The departure capped off a demanding opening week that included two eliminations. It is the first time Dancing with the Stars has eliminated contestants during Week 1 since Season 32, when Veep actor and comedian Matt Walsh was eliminated at the outset.

The Season 35 double elimination sparked divided reactions online. While some longtime viewers argued that sending two couples home so quickly was unfair, others welcomed the added suspense, particularly with a larger slate of celebrity-pro pairings competing this year.

Wondering who is still competing as Dancing with the Stars heads into Week 2? Here is a look at the key DWTS Season 35 updates following the opening round.

Who Went Home On Dancing with the Stars Night 2?

The second night of competition concluded with Sarah Jane Nader and Hailey Bills exiting after their first performance of the season. As the show wrapped, the two embraced through tears while their fellow ballroom competitors came over to support them. Though her run was brief, the experience clearly meant a great deal to Nader, who will likely return to the ballroom later in the season.

Who Went Home On Dancing with the Stars Night 1?

Earlier in the competition, Secret Lives of Mormon Wives personality Conner Leavitt and Adele Zaikman — winner of Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro — were the first couple eliminated. Their cha-cha received a score of 12 out of 30.

Will Dancing with the Stars Week 2 Be Two Nights As Well?

No, the two-night premiere does not signal a permanent schedule change for Dancing with the Stars Season 35. The show will return to its usual once-a-week format beginning September 22.

Who Still Is Left In Dancing with the Stars Season 35?

Following the first two nights of Dancing with the Stars Season 35, the remaining couples include:

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What Does the Leaderboard Look Like After Dancing with the Stars Night 2?

The second night of Dancing with the Stars Season 35 brought some fierce competition to the ballroom floor as Jenna and Val turned up the heat with their tango to “Call Me” by Blondie, while Julia and Ezra wowed the audience with their quickstep to “9 to 5” by the late, great Dolly Parton. At the end of the night, the scoreboard was pretty stacked, so take a look at the rankings heading into Week 2:

• Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson: 21/30

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The family of a 13-year-old boy attacked by a rabid beaver in Maryland is describing the animal as a large adult measuring about four feet long.

The July 26 attack was the first of three involving rabid beavers that led to the closure of Cunningham Falls State Park in Frederick County, according to the family’s GoFundMe page. The boy was identified by WUSA 9 as Dominick Cebula.

Dominick had been swimming in a designated area and looking at fish beneath the water when the beaver suddenly lunged at his chest and latched onto him, his family said in the online fundraiser.

His mother and younger brother witnessed the unprovoked attack from the shore, the family said.

“This 4-foot-long beaver (not a cute little cuddly beaver — this thing was as big as his 8-year-old brother) came out of nowhere from the deep of the lake, beelined straight toward D, and began biting and attacking him,” Dominick’s aunt, Leigh Cebula, said.

“He did not provoke it, poke it, or mess with it in any way. This was completely unprovoked.”

Dominick’s father, Jeff Cebula, told WUSA 9 that the animal shook its head and would not release its grip.

“He grabbed its head and a leg, and he tried to get it off of him,” Jeff said. “At that point, he kind of felt that it was locked onto him. And then it started shaking its head, kind of like a dog would do.”

Dominick eventually managed to pull the beaver off his chest and tried to back away with his hands raised, his dad said.

The beaver then lunged at him again and bit his right hand, prompting Dominick to fight it off a second time.

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He was promptly airlifted to Johns Hopkins Hospital, where doctors began treating his wounds and administering rabies post-exposure treatment.

“It was so traumatic. He was life-flighted to Johns Hopkins because the paramedics were worried his lung was punctured, luckily it wasn’t,” Dominick’s mother, Alishia Cebula, told News Media.

The boy is now recovering well after undergoing surgery earlier this month.

“He is doing much better. He just had surgery on 9/4 to repair a severed nerve in his finger,” Alishia said. “He had a lot of appointments, especially with the rabies vaccines he had to get. Thank God for the vaccine. 

“Luckily, we’re getting to the end of this traumatic event.”

Leigh added that the incident happened in an area where the family had swum for years and had never spotted beavers before.

Following the attack, the beaver was euthanized after testing positive for rabies. Swimming access to Hunting Creek Lake at the park was closed soon afterward.

The incident marked the first in a series of three attacks at the park.

On Aug. 5, a 19-year-old fisherman was bitten in the ankle by a beaver.

Less than three weeks later, a 10-year-old girl at Seneca Creek State Park was also attacked while wading with an organized group.

Paramount executives are reportedly “deadly serious” about pulling the company out of California as the entertainment giant remains locked in a dispute with the state over its proposed multibillion-dollar merger.

CEO David Ellison has threatened to leave Paramount’s Hollywood base of roughly a century if California officials continue pursuing an antitrust lawsuit aimed at stopping the company’s merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

Sources inside Paramount told Deadline that the studio is “deadly serious” about exiting the Golden State.

The potential move appeared to become more tangible on Wednesday, with Ellison’s October 1 deadline for reaching an agreement fast approaching.

According to Deadline, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Attorney General Rob Bonta were told that Paramount had already placed a deposit on moving trucks.

Bass and Bonta told TMZ that Paramount had been preparing to announce its California departure yesterday, though no announcement was ultimately made.

The clash follows an antitrust lawsuit filed by Bonta and 11 other state attorneys general challenging Paramount’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. Bonta accused the studio of resorting to “blackmail” in an effort to pressure the public into backing the deal in recent months, Deadline reported.

A Paramount exit from Hollywood could deliver a severe economic blow to California, potentially putting thousands of jobs at risk.

A report by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp’s Institute for Applied Economics obtained by Politico found that Paramount’s move could result in the loss of 28,990 to 57,9880 full-time jobs. 

The state is also at risk of losing between $10.6 billion and $21.2 billion in annual economic output. State and local tax revenue may also drop by around $585 million to $1.17 billion per year.  

While Bonta told the outlet they would not comment on Paramount’s plans, he said: ‘It’s no secret that Paramount has been making this threat, despite its alleged commitment to California and Hollywood.’

‘What Paramount decides to do is Paramount’s choice alone. We’ll continue to apply the law without fear or favor and continue to be open to coming to the table for good faith discussions,’ the attorney general added. 

State GOP Chairwoman Corrin Rankin told the California Post that Bonta ‘wants to play antitrust crusader while California jobs hang in the balance.’

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‘If Paramount walks and thousands of jobs go with it, he won’t get to blame Hollywood, the buck stops with him. Stop grandstanding, negotiate the protections and make a deal,’ she said. 

But Bonta said that Paramount was being unreasonable during negotiations, according to TMZ. 

With no deal on the table, Ellison threatened to move Paramount to Texas, Georgia or Tennessee by October 1.

A spokesperson for City Hall told Deadline that the mayor has been ‘focused on protecting and fighting for jobs in LA, including critical jobs in the entertainment industry that have been a vital part of Los Angeles’ economy.’

‘She’s been engaged on this issue and will continue to fight to make sure LA is home to Hollywood,’ the mayor’s office continued. 

Paramount’s exit from California joins the trove of companies seeking to relocate from the blue state. 

The likes of KB Home, Chevron, Charles Schwab, Oracle, Palantir and many more have already made their exits, as well as Elon Musk’s Tesla, SpaceX and X.

All of those businesses, other than SpaceX and X which are not currently publicly traded, have market caps in the hundreds of billions of dollars, or even north of one trillion dollars in the case of Tesla. 

Thiel’s decision to abandon California and move Palantir first to Colorado and then Florida came in response to last year’s ‘billionaire tax’ threat. 

Charles Schwab’s departure for Texas cited the high cost of doing business in California as a major factor in their decision to leave.  

The Daily Mail reached out to Mayor Bass’s Office, Attorney General Bonta and Paramount for comment.  

Baltimore Ravens rookie wide receiver Ja’Kobi Lane’s encouraging NFL debut has been interrupted after the team placed him on injured reserve Wednesday.

Lane underwent surgery Wednesday after suffering a wrist injury in the first half of Baltimore’s 41-23 season-opening victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. The former USC standout must now miss at least the Ravens’ next four games.

The earliest Lane could return is Baltimore’s Week 6 road matchup against the Cleveland Browns.

Ravens head coach Jesse Minter struck an optimistic tone Wednesday, telling reporters that Lane “definitely has a really good chance of coming back here pretty quick,” offering hope that the rookie’s absence could be limited to the minimum injured reserve stay.

“The minimum IR stay is what we’ll be shooting for,” Minter told reporters at the Ravens practice facility. “I know he’ll attack it and he’ll be back as soon as it is. Whatever the number [of weeks] is, you try to slice a week or two off of that from a player’s competitive standpoint. I know he’ll be chomping at the bit to get back.”

Lane nearly recorded the first touchdown of his NFL career in Week 1, hauling in what appeared to be a 4-yard scoring catch before a holding penalty wiped it off the board.

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The Ravens selected Lane in the third round of this spring’s NFL Draft, and he quickly emerged as a player to watch during training camp.

In an Instagram Story posted after the Colts game, Lane made clear he plans to return with urgency, writing, “Save your pity I will be back believe that.”

Veteran Ravens receiver Rashod Bateman said he shared some perspective with Lane after the injury.

“You never know how your career will go. That’s part of that sport,” Bateman said, according to the Ravens’ team website.

“I spoke to him, gave him some words of encouragement. He’s definitely beating himself up about it, but there’s only so much he can control. That’s what I had to teach myself.”