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Old 22nd Oct 2013, 15:02
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More news coming in from the US .. sadly the news is tragic.

While standing outside early Tuesday morning taking a break, Janice Proctor heard a helicopter and saw its lights in the darkened sky.

At the time, Proctor – an employee at the Teague convenience store – thought the helicopter was flying low, but didn't think too much else about it.

Barely 20 minutes later, officials said, that helicopter plummeted into a thickly wooded area about a mile south of the Fayette Academy on Highway 64 in Somerville.

The medical helicopter from Hospital Wing of Memphis virtually disintegrated on impact, said officials who saw the crash site. Three people on board – a pilot and two employees of Le Bonheur Children's Hospital – were killed in the crash.

"I was going out the back down here to take my break. I heard it going over. It was dark. I saw the light from the helicopter," Proctor said. "It was pretty low."
3 killed in medical helicopter crash near Somerville » The Commercial Appeal

https://www.hospitalwing.com/aircraft.html
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