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Old 25th Sep 2008, 08:20
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Unhappy True North 407 down in the Kimberleys

ABC Kimberley:

A helicopter with seven people on board has crashed at Talbot Bay north of Derby in the Kimberley.

It is understood the Bell 407 helicopter crashed into the ocean shortly after taking off about 8:30am.

All onboard survived and managed to scramble to safety before the helicopter sank, but a female passenger required CPR and was flown to hospital in Broome where she is in a stable condition.

The Helicopter was operated by tourism company True North, which conducts flights into the Horizontal Falls area.

It is the second helicopter to crash in the Kimberley in two weeks.

Earlier this month four people were killed when an R44 helicopter crashed while on a 18 minute sight seeing flight to the Bungle Bungle Ranges.

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating this latest incident.
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