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One person was killed and two remain missing after a helicopter with Ali'i Kaua'i Air Tours and Charters crashed into the water off the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i on Thursday.......                    ...                        ...One person is dead and two others are missing after a tourist helicopter crashed off the coast of the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login on Thursday.......The helicopter associated with Ali'i Kaua'i Air Tours and Charters went down about a quarter mile offshore along the Na Pali Coast early Thursday afternoon, according to the County of Kaua'i government Facebook page.......The crash was reported to Kaua'i Police Dispatch around 1:20 p.m. local time after hikers on the Kalalau Trail witnessed the helicopter go down, according to the post.......One body was recovered from the ocean around 2:25 p.m. and two others remained missing as of a 6:10 p.m. update from the county. The identities of the passengers on the helicopter have not been released.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......While local search and recovery efforts were paused at sundown for the safety of first responders, the U.S. Coast Guard continued its search into the evening. Local efforts will ramp back up "at first light on Friday," the county said.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login said the search and recovery for the two missing bodies will continue to be a multi-agency response......."Our hearts go out to the families impacted by this tragedy. We will continue working with our partners to locate the missing individuals and provide support during this difficult time," he said.......A temporary flight restriction has been enacted in the search area by the Federal Aviation Administration while the operation remains active.......You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login......Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami shared his condolences following the tragic crash, stating through the county Facebook page that he is "incredibly sad" to hear of the person killed and the two missing......."While we do not know all the details surrounding the incident at this time, we do know that our first responders are doing everything they can in this emergency operation," Kawakami said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of all involved."......Acting Gov. Sylvia Luke also shared her "deepest condolences to the loved ones of those involved in this terrible incident" and thanked all the agencies responding to the crash for their assistance.......Agencies involved in search and recovery operations include the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login Kaua'i Fire Department personnel, including Rescue 3 aboard Air 1, the Kaua'i Emergency Management Agency, the Hawai'i Emergency Management Agency, Ocean Safety Bureau personnel and Kaua'i police.......It's unclear what You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login but the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating....