AAP General News (Australia)
08-23-2008
NT: One dead, one injured after helicopter crash
One man is dead and another is injured after a helicopter hit a power line and crashed
south east of Katherine in the Northern Territory.
The helicopter crashed shortly after taking off from the Mataranka Rodeo Grounds just
after midday today.
One man was found dead by emergency services .. and another is suffering arm injuries
and shock and is being transferred by St John Ambulance to Katherine Hospital.
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority will begin investigations tomorrow.
The crash has forced the cancellation of the Mataranka Rodeo scheduled for this weekend.
AAP RTV kaj/crh
KEYWORD: HELICOPTER (DARWIN)
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