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MedEvac Helicopter Crashes in Arkansas


Pictured: An Air Evac Lifeteam Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II filmed at General Dewitt Spain Airport
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Contact photographer Brent Beck

What: Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter en route from Vilonia to Crabtree, Arkansas
Where: Scotland, Arkansas
When: August 31, 2010 4:30 AM
Who: medivac crew based in Viloni
Why: While on the way to pick up a patient, the helicopter crashed in a woodsy area near 6831 Highway 95 west in Van Buren County. Parts of the helicopter are in the yard of Walnut Grove Church.

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