Eight die in helicopter crash
Updated on 05 January 2009
Eight people were killed and a ninth was reported critically injured after a helicopter bound for the offshore oil fields crashed in marshlands about 100 miles southwest of New Orleans.
The helicopter, operated by PHI Inc, crashed shortly after taking off from PHI's base in Amelia, said Richard Rovinelli, a spokesman for the company.
The cause of the crash isn't clear. Mr Rovinelli did not know the type of helicopter or its exact destination.
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