National Guard helicopter crashes near Utah ski resort

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — At least one Black Hawk helicopter crashed near a Utah ski resort Tuesday morning during a Utah National Guard training exercise.

Two helicopters were involved in the accident near Snowbird ski resort, but no crew members were hurt, the National Guard said in a post on Twitter. Both UH-60 helicopters were damaged.

Shortly after the crash near the Mineral Basin, the resort tweeted that the area was closed to skiing, as well as a lift and a tram.

Video of the crash aftermath was filmed by a Utah-based Twitter user and quickly made the rounds on local news outlets.

Police are responding to the site about 28 miles from Salt Lake City.

Sgt. Melody Cutler, a spokeswoman for Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake did not immediately have additional details.

The Utah National Guard is also investigating.

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