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Two US nationals killed in Dominican chopper crash
The two US nationals were killed when the helicopter in which they were travelling crashed in a mountainous area in Dominican Republic.
Updated on: Feb 6, 2010, 18:00:47 IST
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The two US nationals were killed when the helicopter in which they were travelling crashed in a mountainous area in Dominican Republic.
The accident occurred in the northwestern town of Restauracion. The US nationals were returning from a humanitarian mission in neighbouring Haiti.
The chopper burst into flames before it crashed into a mountain Thursday night, police and civil defence officials said Friday.
The victims were identified as pilot John Ward and co-pilot James Jalovec.
The helicopter was scheduled to land at the airport in northern Dominican city of Santiago.
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