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Helicopter Accident Leaves One Dead Near Thompson Falls
KGVO News has learned that a helicopter crash-landed near Thompson Falls in Sanders County and one person was killed.
Our news partners at KECI-TV/NBC Montana confirm that the accident happened in the Prospect Creek Drainage. One man was killed, and a passenger was transported to a Missoula hospital. His condition is unknown.
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