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A helicopter pilot who died in a 2010 crash at an Aleutian island cattle ranch had been using his aircraft in an attempt to free a bull ensnared in plastic wrapping material, according to a National Transportation Safety Board investigation.
Lewis said it's unclear how high the helicopter lifted the animal. He suspects it was a matter of feet. The added weight caused the chopper to pitch forward and to the right, according to the report.
The helicopter slammed into the ground, deforming the fuselage and causing Kennedy's fatal head injuries, the investigator said. The bull also died in the crash, but it's unclear exactly how, Lewis said.
Workers at the cattle ranch notified authorities and a Coast Guard helicopter crew arrived to find Kennedy dead, according to Alaska State Troopers, who later recovered the body.
There were no formal recommendations from the NTSB following the crash, Lewis said.
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