The Coast Guard and Texas officials are reporting that three are dead after a tragic offshore accident. The men were en route to an offshore oil rig when the helicopter they were traveling in crashed over the Gulf of Mexico. A rescue helicopter crew found the deceased and debris from the crash about two miles off the Sabine Pass, Texas coast. 2 men are missing.
A spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board in Washington said investigators will work with the Federal Aviation Administration to determine what caused the crash.
