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Coroner provides official cause of death for NBC reporter Eliana Moreno after horrific helicopter crash

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Khan, Z. (2026, September 21). Coroner provides official cause of death for NBC reporter Eliana Moreno after horrific helicopter crash. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/21/us-news/eliana-morenos-cause-of-death-revealed-after-nbc-helicopter-crash/

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The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office has officially determined that NBC reporter Eliana Moreno died from blunt force trauma due to a helicopter crash last week. Additional contributing factors included thermal injuries and inhalation of smoke or fumes. The investigation into the cause of the accident is ongoing with oversight by the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration. Another victim, Edy Gutierrez Mejia on the ground, also died from blunt force trauma to the head.

Written by AI on 2026-09-21, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the 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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Eliana Moreno, the 38-year-old aerial reporter who was killed in last week’s deadly NBC4 LA helicopter crash, died as a result of blunt force trauma, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office. uncertain

who → kill → Office

The medical examiner also listed other significant conditions that may have contributed to Moreno’s death, including “thermal injuries and inhalation of products of combustion.” uncertain

that → list → combustion

Marciniw’s cause of death has not yet been made public. asserted

cause → make → death

The chopper crash also killed 29-year-old Edy Gutierrez Mejia, who was on the ground when the helicopter crashed. asserted

helicopter → kill → ground

The cause of the helicopter crash itself remains under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration. asserted

cause → remain → Board

Coroner provides official cause of death for NBC reporter Eliana Moreno after horrific helicopter crash

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