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Helicopter Crash NE of Montreal Kills 1, Injures 2

What: Robinson R44 Raven II Helicopter
Where: Baie-Comeau, 700 kilometres northeast of Montreal on a sandbar in the middle of the Franquelin River
When: Thursday November 12, 2 pm
Who: 58-year-old man and two women in their thirties
Why: Investigators are looking into into whether or not the helicopter struck a power line. A “hydro line” not far from the crash was severed and the crash caused a power outage in Godbout-Franquelin.

The pilot died and the two seriously hurt passengers were taken to Quebec City hospital.

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