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Matt Molnar
2008-08-06, 04:01 PM
KCRA/AP:

FAA: 9 Believed Dead In Chopper Crash (http://www.kcra.com/news/17111618/detail.html)
4 Injured Firefighters At Hospitals In Sacramento, Redding

JUNCTION CITY, Calif. -- Nine people missing following a firefighting helicopter crash in Trinity County are presumed to be dead, the Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday.

Four firefighters were badly burned in the crash, which took place at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday about 15 miles northwest of Junction City, west of Redding.

The chopper was operating under contract and was carrying 13 people -- including 11 firefighters and two crew members -- at the time it went down. [Full Article (http://www.kcra.com/news/17111618/detail.html)]
It was a Sikorsky S-61.