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1 Dead, 2 Injured In Copter Crash
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A helicopter pilot has died and two passengers pulled from the waters off Galveston Island after their copter crashed.
Coast Guard Petty Officer Andy Kendrick says the passengers Monday evening were either being taken to or from the tanker Eagle Vancouver that was about 50 miles offshore.
Kendrick says the helicopter company, Republic Helicopters of Santa Fe, just northwest of Galveston, lost contact with the pilot shortly before 8 p.m. and notified the Coast Guard.
A Galveston County sheriff's boat found the wreckage in West Bay, more than two miles from Galveston Island's Jamaica Beach.
The body of the unidentified pilot was recovered. The passengers were taken to a hospital and their conditions were unknown.
Kendrick says it's not clear if the two passengers were members of the tanker crew.
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