MOJAVE, Calif. (KERO) — A 62-year-old Idaho man has been identified as the person killed in a helicopter crash near Mojave earlier this week.
The Kern County Coroner says the victim was Steven Madewell, who died at the scene of the crash on March 9.
The crash occurred in an open field near Oak Creek Road and 70th Street West near Mojave.
The Kern County Sheriff's Office and the National Transportation Safety Board are continuing the investigation.
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