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Bodies Being Recovered From Chopper Crash
4:30 PM, 05 Mar 2006
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Search and rescue teams say the area where a helicopter crashed today killing the two men on board is difficult to access.
The Robinson 22 went down at Homestead Peak near Mt Aspiring.
The police say the helicopter had sustained extensive fire damage.
Search and rescue staff are recovering the bodies of the two men but say there is a lot of wreckage and the crash site is steep and difficult to reach.
No names have yet been released.
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