Two men who died in a helicopter crash Saturday in Lakeville have been identified as men from Wisconsin, officials said.

The Hennepin County medical examiner’s office identified the men as David Kent Schmitz, 81, of Spooner, and Robert Gene Drallmeier, 66, of Glenwood City.

The two men were killed when the helicopter they were in crashed near Airlake Airport at Highview Avenue and 219th Street in Lakeville at 2:45 p.m. Saturday.

Authorities said the area where the crash occurred is a non-residential, non-commercial area. Nobody else was injured.

The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the cause of the crash.

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