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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 ...
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 ...
Two die when helicopter crashes into a barge in the Mississippi River
A helicopter crashed Thursday morning into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, leaving two people ...
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 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 ...
2 killed after helicopter crashes into barge on Mississippi River near Alton, Illinois
First responders say the helicopter had people on board who were trying to do work on nearby power lines before hitting one ...
2 dead as helicopter crashes into barge in Mississippi River near Illinois
Two people died when a helicopter crashed into a barge in the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, on Thursday, the ...
Part of Mississippi River remains closed near West Alton as helicopter crash investigation continues
A portion of the Mississippi River remained closed Friday as the FAA and NTSB continued their investigations into a deadly ...
2 killed after helicopter crashes into barge on Mississippi River near West Alton
First responders say the helicopter had people on board who were trying to do work on nearby power lines before hitting one ...
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. ...