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Firefighting helicopter crashes
FALL RIVER MILLS - A private helicopter crashed Monday afternoon, injuring three firefighters while doing mapping and reconnaissance work on the Straylor Fire near Fall River Mills.
"It went down and we don't know why," said Information Officer Jeff Fontana at the Interagency Center in Susanville. "The Bell 206 Jet Ranger Helicopter was being used for mapping and reconnaissance work on the fire."
Fontana said the pilot and two passengers were injured in the crash. All three were treated at Mercy Medical Center in Redding.
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FALL RIVER MILLS - A private helicopter crashed Monday afternoon, injuring three firefighters while doing mapping and reconnaissance work on the Straylor Fire near Fall River Mills.
"It went down and we don't know why," said Information Officer Jeff Fontana at the Interagency Center in Susanville. "The Bell 206 Jet Ranger Helicopter was being used for mapping and reconnaissance work on the fire."
Fontana said the pilot and two passengers were injured in the crash. All three were treated at Mercy Medical Center in Redding.
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