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BALDWYN, Miss. (AP) — Two National Guard members died after a helicopter crashed Friday afternoon during a training flight in northeast Mississippi. Prentiss County Sheriff Randy Tolar tells WTVA-TV that the aircraft went down in a wooded area near Baldwyn. The site is about 115 miles southeast of Memphis, Tennessee. The Mississippi National Guard says the helicopter was AH-64 Apache, “flying a routine training flight.” Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves confirmed the death of the two unidentified National Guard members in a statement Friday.
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BALDWYN, Miss. (AP) — Two National Guard members died after a helicopter crashed Friday afternoon during a training flight in northeast Mississippi, officials said.
The aircraft went down in a wooded area near Baldwyn, Prentiss County Sheriff Randy Tolar told WTVA-TV. The site is about 115 miles (185 kilometers) southeast of Memphis, Tennessee.
The helicopter was AH-64 Apache “flying a routine training flight,” the Mississippi National Guard said in a news release.
In a statement Friday, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said safety crews were working the scene of the crash with local authorities. He confirmed the death of the two unidentified National Guard members.
“Mississippi will always be grateful for their service and we will never forget them,” Reeves said.
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Eds: MAJOR UPDATE: This story has been updated to say that two National Guard members died in the crash.
