22.10.2001, Бартоу 21:41:02
Во Флориде в результате крушения полицейского вертолета погибли двое заместителей шерифа одного из округов штата.
РБК. 22.10.2001, Бартоу 21:41:02. В американском штате Флорида в результате крушения вертолета к северу от города Бартоу погибли два человека, передает AP. Вертолет принадлежал шерифу округа Полк. В момент аварии на борту находились два его заместителя, которые вылетели на операцию по задержанию подозреваемых в краже преступников. Причина аварии устанавливается.
Monday October 22 10:56 AM ET
Air Crash Kills Sheriff's Deputies
BARTOW, Fla. (AP) - A county sheriff's helicopter crashed in a marsh Monday, killing two deputies who had just finished assisting in the arrests of three burglary suspects.
The Bell OH-58 helicopter went down north of Bartow shortly after 1 a.m., but the wreckage was not spotted until about 3:30 a.m., said Michael Shanley, a spokeswoman for the Polk County Sheriff's Department.
Killed in the crash were the pilot, Brian Wilkinson, 33, and flight officer Larry Rhoden, 33.
The deputies were heading back to Bartow when dispatchers lost communication with them at 1:06 a.m., Shanley said.
The cause of the crash was under investigation. It was not immediately clear whether stormy weather was a factor.
Bartow is in central Florida about 35 miles east of the Tampa area.
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