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Two killed in helicopter crash
BLUESTEM - Two people were killed in a helicopter crash north of Bluestem and Linstrum Roads between Davenport and Harrington around 4:26 p.m. Wednesday, June 19. The two deceased had not been identified Wednesday evening, and next of kin hadn't been completed by press time. Lincoln County Fire District No. 6 confirmed the crash killed those on board the private Robinson R-44 helicopter.
2 killed in helicopter crash in Washington state, authorities say
BLUESTEM, Wash. (AP) — Two men died in a helicopter crash in eastern Washington state, authorities said. Lincoln County Fire District 6 Chief Brandon Larmer told KREM-TV that the helicopter had two people aboard when it crashed Wednesday afternoon. The men who died were identified Thursday as 68-year-old Ryan...
Wolf meeting held in Davenport
DAVENPORT - Officials from the state Dept. of Fish and Wildlife and the Lincoln County Cattlemen's Association visited Memorial Hall to address a controversial topic with local farmers and stakeholders Tuesday, June 18. And this time, the topic at hand wasn't wind turbines...it was wolves. Wolves have been a topic...
Two Spokane-area men identified in fatal helicopter crash
Two men in their 60s died in a helicopter crash Wednesday south of Davenport, Washington. The men were identified as Mark Manteuffel, 63, of the Coeur d’Alene area, and Ryan Sandvig, 68, of Spokane, according to Adam Walser, Lincoln County prosecuting attorney and coroner. Lincoln County Fire District 6...
2 killed in helicopter crash in Washington state, authorities say
BLUESTEM, Wash. — Two men died in a helicopter crash in eastern Washington state, authorities said. Lincoln County Fire District 6 Chief Brandon Larmer told KREM-TV that the helicopter had two people aboard when it crashed Wednesday afternoon. The men who died were identified Thursday as 68-year-old Ryan Sandvig, of Spokane, and 63-year-old Mark Manteuffel, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, according to the Lincoln County coroner. The Robinson R-44 helicopter went down near Bluestem, Washington, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The agency, along with the Federal Aviation Administration, is investigating.
UPDATE: Coroner identifies two victims killed in helicopter crash near Davenport
DAVENPORT - In a tragic incident, emergency responders have reported to a helicopter crash site near Linstrum Road, just north of Bluestem and about seven miles south of Davenport, according to the Lincoln County Record-Times. The crash location is approximately half a mile north of the nearest roadway, complicating the emergency response efforts.
Two dead in Lincoln County helicopter crash
Jun. 19—Two people died in a helicopter crash Wednesday afternoon about 8 miles south of Davenport, Washington, according to Lincoln County Fire District 6. Fire Chief Brandon Larmer said crews were called shortly before 4:30 p.m. to an aircraft down in a private field about 1 mile north of Bluestem and Linstrum roads off State Route 28.
Spokane man, Coeur d'Alene man killed in helicopter crash near Davenport
DAVENPORT, Wash. — Several agencies continue to investigate a deadly helicopter crash that happened Wednesday near Davenport and Harrington. The Lincoln County Coroner identified 68-year-old Ryan Sandvig from Spokane and 63-year-old Mark Manteuffel from Coeur d'Alene as the two men who died in the crash. The Lincoln County Coroner said a cause of death has not been determined yet, saying it probably won't come for some time.
Two people killed in helicopter crash near Davenport
DAVENPORT, Wash. — Several agencies continue to investigate a deadly helicopter crash that happened on Wednesday near Davenport and Harrington. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed there were two people on board the R-44 helicopter that crashed around 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Lincoln County Fire District 6 Chief Brandon Larmer confirmed with KREM 2 that both people on board died in the crash.
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