PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. —

A military helicopter crashed near a military base in Washington state late Wednesday evening, a U.S. Army official told CNN in a statement.

“Joint Base Lewis-McChord confirms that a helicopter crashed on the evening of Sept. 17 in a rural area near the installation,” the official wrote. “The incident occurred at approximately 9 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.” Advertisement

The official did not say whether there were any casualties, adding that the incident “remains a developing situation, and no additional details are available at this time.”

Joint Base Lewis-McChord is located in Pierce County, Washington.

In a social media statement early Thursday morning, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office said that the adjoining county deputies “have been dispatched to re

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