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Two Injured In Police Helicopter Crash

Kentucky State Police say a helicopter conducting an ongoing investigation crashed this morning in eastern Kentucky. Trooper Shaun Little says the pilot and a trooper were airlifted for their injuries from the Evanston community in Breathitt County.  Media reports say the crash involved a Drug Enforcement Agency helicopter working with a marijuana suppression team.  Little declined to release the names of the crash victims.  The accident remains under investigation.

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