Eliana Moreno, the 38-year-old aerial reporter who was killed in last week’s deadly NBC4 LA helicopter crash, died as a result of blunt force trauma, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Moreno died from injuries sustained when the NewsChopper4 helicopter crashed in Chatsworth on Sept. 15 while she and pilot George Marciniw were covering a deadly Metro bus collision for NBC4 and Telemundo 52.

The medical examiner also listed other significant conditions that may have contributed to Moreno’s death, including “thermal injuries and inhalation of products of combustion.”

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NBC4 reporter Eliana Moreno was killed in a Los Angeles helicopter crash. Eliana Moreno / Facebook

Emergency personnel work at the scene of the NBC helicopter crash in Chatsworth, Tuesday, Sept. 15. CHRIS TORRES/EPA/Shutterstock

Marciniw’s cause of death has not yet been made public.

The chopper crash also killed 29-year-old Edy Gutierrez Mejia, who was on the ground when the helicopter crashed. His cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head.

Moreno died from injuries sustained when the NewsChopper4 helicopter crashed in Chatsworth on Sept. 15. Eliana Moreno / Facebook

An aerial view shows people investigating the aftermath of a news helicopter crash in the LA neighborhood. AP Photo/Ethan Swope

NTSB investigators remove the wreckage of a KNBC CH-4 helicopter in Chatsworth. ZUMAPRESS.com

The cause of the helicopter crash itself remains under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration.

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