Zareh Sevanesian

“As we were driving, I looked over to my left,”

Zareh Sevanesian · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-16

Sevanesian described looking to his left while driving and seeing the helicopter's unusual descent.

“It was one of the most violent fires I had ever seen,”

Zareh Sevanesian · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-16

Sevanesian recalled that the fire after the crash was one of the most violent fires he had ever seen.

“It was just getting lower and lower and lower and lower,”

Zareh Sevanesian · said 2026-09-17 · reported 2026-09-16

Sevanesian, who witnessed the crash, described the helicopter's gradual loss of altitude on the TODAY show.

“I saw the helicopter — something didn’t look right. And I told my wife, ‘That helicopter is not flying right.’”

Zareh Sevanesian · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-16

Sevanesian said something did not look right about the helicopter and told his wife it was not flying right.