One woman is dead and another person is in hospital following a helicopter crash near the Waterloo Region International Airport on Monday.

Emergency crews rushed to the airport located in Woolwich Township after a small helicopter crashed into a marshy, wooded area shortly before noon.

Waterloo Regional Police Sgt. Dave Reibel said two people were on board the chopper at the time of the crash.

One occupant has been confirmed dead, while another was taken to Kitchener's Grand River Hospital before being transferred to a hospital in Hamilton with spinal injuries.

No names were being released pending the notification of the next of kin.

Chris Wood, general manager of the Waterloo airport, said the craft involved was owned and operated by a local helicopter company. It's described as a Robinson R22, a single-engine chopper with room for two occupants.

A police spokesperson said the helicopter landed in a storm water pond on airport property after crashing into trees and knocking down a power line.

The Great Lakes Helicopter company, which owns the helicopter, operates a flight training school out of the airport and also offers private flights around the Kitchener-Waterloo area.

The helicopter was also involved in another crash in April 2001 on Warden Avenue near Bloomington Road, according to the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.

Waterloo Regional Police will be assisting the Ontario Transportation Safety Board with its investigation.