Louisiana sheriff: Pilot's body found in helicopter wreckage

Authorities in south Louisiana recovered the body of a 29-year-old pilot in the wreckage of a helicopter Thursday that disappeared while doing a pipeline survey.

Chief Criminal Deputy Sheriff Richard Hazelwood said the pilot of a state police helicopter spotted the wreck and directed authorities on the ground to the crash site.

The civil air patrol began a search for the overdue helicopter about 2 p.m. and "the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office was notified about the missing aircraft about 7 p.m.," he said.