Eyewitness: Helicopter fell from sky into Pearl Harbor

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — Tourist Shawn Winrich was taking photos of Pearl Harbor when he saw a helicopter "essentially coming straight at us" at a popular tourist destination that attracts thousands of visitors daily.

All five people on board made it out, but one passenger — a 16-year-old boy who was trapped underwater and had to be cut free from his seat, according to witnesses — was hospitalized in critical condition.

Seiden watched as the helicopter's occupants— including a man in a neck brace— were carried away on stretchers.

A website for Genesis Helicopters says it conducts helicopter tours over Oahu and that Gebhard started Genesis in 1999.

Operations at the visitor center, including visits to the nearby USS Arizona Memorial, were suspended, the Navy said.

The visitor center grounds, museums, snack shop and bookstore will be open.

Twelve Hawaii-based Marines were killed when two military helicopters crashed during nighttime training on Jan. 14.

Both aircraft were CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopters that were part of Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 463.