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Mississippi River reopens north of St. Louis after fatal helicopter crash
The Mississippi River has reopened to vessel traffic north of St. Louis after closing because a helicopter crashed into a ...
Two die when helicopter strikes powerlines and crashes into a barge on the Mississippi River
A helicopter flying over the Mississippi River ran into a powerline then crashed into a barge and sparked a fire, killing two ...
Helicopter crashes into barge on Mississippi River in Illinois, killing 2 people
The helicopter ran into a powerline and crashed Thursday morning on the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, ...
2 Dead After Utility Helicopter Crashes Onto Barge in Mississippi River
The crash, which happened near the border of Missouri and Illinois, closed a bridge into Illinois. A witness said it “just ...
Two Dead From Helicopter Crash onto Barge on Mississippi River After Striking Power Line: 'Tragic Incident'
The helicopter collided with power lines and subsequently crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River and experienced a ...
Two dead after helicopter crashes into Mississippi River barge near St. Louis
Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a ...
Helicopter crashes into barge on Mississippi River; reports say 2 dead
Emergency officials were responding to a fatal helicopter crash Aug. 7 in a section of the Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois, according to transportation officials and local media. ...
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FAA: A Hughes 369D Model Helicopter Was One That Crashed Into Mississippi River Barge
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed the type of aircraft involved in the crash into a barge in the ...
2 killed after helicopter crashes into barge along the Mississippi River
The helicopter as assisting with repairs to a tower when it clipped a powerline and crashed into a barge along the river.
Helicopter crashes into barge on Mississippi River near St. Louis, killing 2 people
Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, north of St. Louis ...
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Two die when helicopter strikes powerlines, crashes into barge on Mississippi River
Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a ...
Two die after helicopter crashes into a barge in the Mississippi River
EAST ALTON, Ill. (AP) — Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, ...