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Police divers find body of person missing after helicopter crash near LA

Death toll of medical helicopter crash is now three people as two others continue to recover from injuries, authorities say Police divers have found the body of a patient who went missing after a medical helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Catalina Island near Los Angeles, bringing the death toll to three while two other people were recovering from their injuries, the authorities said on Friday. Divers wit…

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The aircraft went down near Catalina Island on Wednesday night with five people aboard, the authorities said. Two aboard were retrieved with injuries.

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Police divers find body of person missing after helicopter crash near LA

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3 Dead in Medical Helicopter Crash Near California Coast

The aircraft went down near Catalina Island on Wednesday night with five people aboard, the authorities said. Two aboard were retrieved with injuries.

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