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Emotional vigil held for NBC reporter and others killed in helicopter and LA Metro bus crash

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O'Keefe, R. (2026, September 18). Emotional vigil held for NBC reporter and others killed in helicopter and LA Metro bus crash. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/18/us-news/emotional-vigil-held-for-nbc-reporter-and-others-killed-on-day-of-helicopter-and-metro-bus-crash/

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An emotional candlelit vigil was held at St. John Eudes Catholic Parish in Chatsworth for the five victims of Tuesday's tragic bus and helicopter crashes in Los Angeles. The event honored NBC reporter Eliana Moreno, 38; pilot George Marciniw; pedestrian Edy Gutierrez Mejia, 29; Daniel Castillo, 46; and Gage Weida, 31. Public officials like Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember John Lee paid tribute to the victims, emphasizing their roles as journalists and first responders who often face dangerous situations on the front lines of news coverage.

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On Tuesday evening, a news helicopter providing aerial coverage for NBC4 and Telemundo 52 in Los Angeles crashed, resulting in three deaths including reporter Eliana Moreno, pilot George Marciniw, and pedestrian Edy Gutierrez Mejia. The helicopter was covering the scene of an earlier fatal bus crash involving an SUV, which killed two people and injured several others. Witnesses reported seeing the helicopter explode upon impact; it had been providing live coverage between 5pm and 7pm local time, when it went down in the Chatsworth area of San Fernando Valley. NBC4 confirmed that Moreno and Marciniw were colleagues who had worked together since 2023, flying "hundreds of hours" during their tenure. The helicopter model involved, a Eurocopter AS 350 B2 Ecureuil, has been linked to at least six fatal accidents this year globally.

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“While both articles relate to the same overall incident, Article A describes a vigil held for victims including Eliana Moreno and others killed in related crashes, while Article B reports on the official cause of death provided by the coroner specifically for Eliana Moreno from the helicopter crash. These describe different aspects and events within the broader tragedy.”

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“Article A describes the helicopter crash that killed three people, while Article B covers both the helicopter crash and an additional bus crash involving two fatalities, making them separate incidents.”

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Grieving family members and friends gathered at St. John Eudes Catholic Parish in Chatsworth on Thursday for an emotional candlelit vigil for the five victims of Tuesday’s bus and helicopter crashes. asserted

members → grieve → crashes

Community members honored each victim of the tragedy, which included three killed when an NBC helicopter fell out of the sky and two dead when an SUV slammed into a Los Angeles Metro bus. asserted

SUV → honor → bus

Victims spotlighted included reporter Eliana Moreno, 38; pilot George Marciniw; pedestrian Edy Gutierrez Mejia, 29; Daniel Castillo, 46; and Gage Weida, 31. asserted

Victims → spotlight → Moreno

Moreno and Marciniw had flown to the scene of the bus crash that killed Weida and Castillo when their helicopter appeared to suffer an engine failure in the “dead man’s curve,” experts have speculated. asserted

experts → fly → curve

The News Chopper4 aircraft then plummeted to the ground and crashed. asserted

aircraft → plummet → ground

A fire ignited and needed to be put out by first responders. asserted

fire → ignite → responders

Thursday’s event was marked with photographs of victims, flowers, and candles held by grieving participants. asserted

event → mark → participants

Public officials, including Mayor Karen Bass and Los Angeles City Councilmember John Lee, spoke at the event. asserted

officials → include → event

“There is such profound grief that comes with unexpectedly losing someone you love,” Bass said. asserted

Bass → be → someone

“I want to take a moment and recognize the important role of journalists and first responders who are on the front lines of traumatic incidents like this all the time.” asserted

who → want → this

Lee, whose district includes Chatsworth, said the victims were “deeply loved.” asserted

victims → include → Chatsworth

“Tonight we remember them not simply as victims, but as people deeply loved, who had family members, friends, colleagues and neighbors,” Lee said. asserted

Lee → remember → members

Autumn Raiff, Weida’s long-term partner, showed up to the vigil. asserted

Raiff → show → vigil

She said Weida was on his way to work when an SUV, driven by 36-year-old Bailee Lynn Rios, smashed into the bus. asserted

SUV → say → bus

“He was one in a million,” Raiff told NBC LA. asserted

Raiff → tell → LA

“He deserved so much better. asserted

He → deserve → better

We were planning so much for our lives.” asserted

We → plan → lives

Castillo’s family described him as a joyful father who sired four children. asserted

who → describe → children

His family was everything to him,” Francis Sandoval, Castillo’s cousin, told the outlet. asserted

Sandoval → tell → outlet

“His laugh was contagious; he always had us laughing. asserted

us → have → ?

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