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AUDUBON COUNTY, Iowa —Authorities have identified two victims of a deadly helicopter crash that happened March 31.
Shortly before 4:30 p.m., the Audubon County Sheriff's Office responded to a helicopter crash near 240th Street and Robin Avenue near the Guthrie County Sheriff's Office. The 2004 R44 Raven II helicopter had four passengers and was registered to MN Helicopters, Inc. of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and leased by Ride the Sky Helicopters, Inc.
The pilot Ryan Doolittle, 30, of Minneapolis, and a passenger, 23-year-old Benjamin Peterson of Des Moines, were killed in the crash.
Peterson was employed by Western EcoSystem Tech to perform an aerial wildlife survey when the crash happened.
The investigation is ongoing.