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Mon, Sep 05, 2005

Aero-News Alert: Rescue Helicopter Downed In New Orleans

Pilot, Crew Rescued

A helicopter participating in the relief effort for those stranded by Hurricane Katrina in the flooded, decimated remains of New Orleans crashed Sunday night, approximately four miles northwest of the downtown area.

The pilot and crew were rescued by a hovering Coast Guard helicopter. Their conditions were not immediately known, nor was it known which organization was operating the helicopter.

Images broadcast on television show what appears to be a Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma lying on its side in a debris-strewn street. The Super Puma is used by several European agencies, and is also popular with oil-rig operators.

While the circumstances surrounding the crash are not yet known, throughout the past week several helicopters have come under fire from frustrated and desperate New Orleans residents, while those helicopters were attempting to drop supplies and pick up survivors of the massive storm.

Stay tuned to ANN for continuing coverage of this story.

FMI: www.eurocopter.com, www.fema.gov

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