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Puerto Rican National Guard Helicopter Involved In Fatal Crash

December 22 2010

USA

Six people are feared dead after a National Guard helicopter crashed near Rio Grande on Puerto Rico's northern coast, reports the EFE news agency (Spain).

One body was recovered from the crash site, with search efforts ongoing for the other five people who were onboard the helicopter, said federal officials.

The UH-72 Lakota helicopter, acquired by the Puerto Rico National Guard in May 2009, was carrying the president of the Puerto Rico Prosecutors Association, the head of...

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