Orange County remembers aerial reporter Eliana Moreno

Orange County educators and former colleagues are remembering Eliana Moreno, the Tustin native who delivered aerial reports for NBCLA and Telemundo 52, following her death, according to NBC Los Angeles.

Moreno's career had deep Orange County ties: She attended Foothill High School and Chapman University and spent seven years reporting for Irvine's community television station before moving into aerial coverage.

Moreno graduated from Foothill High School and earned a degree in broadcast journalism and political science at Chapman University, according to NBC Los Angeles. She graduated from the university's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts in 2010.

David Goedhart, a Chapman University TV studio engineer, recalled that Moreno had a clear sense of her career direction. He said she told him she had a helicopter pilot license, NBC Los Angeles reported.

Pete Weitzner, an adjunct professor at Chapman, remembered the quality of Moreno's work and her positive attitude. His recollections emphasized her determination to follow a career plan while maintaining ties to her hometown.

Moreno spent seven years at Irvine's community television station. Tom Macduff, the city's communications manager, remembered her as someone who sought to make good use of each workday and valued her relationships with people, according to NBC Los Angeles.

In 2010, Moreno joined Angel City Air, which operates NewsChopper4. She went on to provide reports from the air in English and Spanish for NBCLA and Telemundo 52.

NBC Los Angeles also reported that loved ones, viewers and colleagues were mourning pilot George Marciniw. The report did not specify when either died or give a cause of death.