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$50 million settlement reached in helicopter death of WBTV meteorologist  Charlotte ObserverView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

SEATTLE (AP) — Four U.S. Army soldiers who were part of an elite team that does nighttime missions died when the MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were aboard crashed earlier this week near a military base in Washington state, Army officials said Friday. The helicopter was on a routine training mission west of Joint Base Lewis-McChord when it crashed at …

Military Helicopter Carrying 4 Soldiers Crashes in Washington State  The New York Times Military helicopter crashes in Washington state near Joint Base Lewis-McChord  Fox News Military helicopter crashes in Washington state  KING5.com Military helicopter crashes near Washington base  CNN Four Army service members onboard helicopter that crashed in Thurston County  KOMO Source link

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — A Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) helicopter that crashed in the Capitol Forest Wednesday night was on a routine training flight, according to U.S. Army spokesperson Cynthia Smith. The crash happened in the Summit Lake area of Thurston County, west of Olympia. Smith said search efforts are underway. Air traffic controllers at JBLM’s Gray Airfield lost touch …

Facebook Tweet Email Link A military helicopter crashed near a military base in Washington state late Wednesday evening, a US Army official told CNN in a statement. “Joint Base Lewis-McChord confirms that a helicopter crashed on the evening of Sept. 17 in a rural area near the installation,” the official wrote. “The incident occurred at approximately 9 p.m. Pacific Daylight …

Authorities were responding late Wednesday night to the scene of an apparent military helicopter crash in the vicinity of Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state. The Thurston County Sheriff office said in a statement that deputies were dispatched after getting “reports of a possible helicopter crash in the Summit Lake area” and “located what is believed to be the scene.” …

California police used a helicopter to rescue a man who got trapped for two days behind a waterfall when the force of the water pushed him off his climbing lines, law enforcement officials said. Ryan Wardwell, 46, of Long Beach, California, had planned to rappel down waterfalls known as the Seven Teacups on Sunday in a remote area about two …

Pilot and lineman who died in Thursday’s helicopter crash identified  KSDK 2 dead after helicopter crashes into Mississippi River barge north of St. Louis  FOX 2 Video shows helicopter crash into barge on Mississippi River  CNN Understanding helicopters used in utility work after deadly crash  KMOV Two Men Identified in Helicopter Crash  RiverBender.com Source link

Helicopter crashes into barge on Mississippi River near Alton, kills 2  Alton Telegraph 2 dead after helicopter crashes into Mississippi River barge north of St. Louis  FOX 2 ‘I’ll never forget it’: Fatal helicopter crash seen by 2 local anglers  KSDK Two people dead after helicopter crashes into barge on Mississippi River  The Guardian Two people killed after helicopter hits power line and crashes …

Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a barge and sparked a fire that belched plumes of black smoke, officials said. The helicopter crew was near East Alton, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of St. Louis, when it careened into the barge on the Missouri side of …