Friday, November 25, 2011

Search continues for pilot of helicopter that crashed into Ten Mile Lake, Minnesota

The passenger was able to get to shore, but the pilot and the helicopter remain missing as of this morning.

HACKENSACK — Cass County emergency personnel on Friday morning continued a search that began Thanksgiving night for a helicopter and its pilot that crashed into Ten Mile Lake in Hiram Township of Cass County.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Department was alerted to the crash at about 7 p.m. Thursday by a 911 call from a helicopter passenger who was able to get to shore.

Cass County Sheriff's Office deputies, State Patrol, Walker police officers, Minnesota DNR conservation officers, Leech Lake tribal officers, Leech Lake conservation officers, Hackensack Fire and Rescue, Hackensack First Responders and North Ambulance responded to the scene.

Cass County Sheriff Tom Burch said Thursday night that details were difficult to pin down because the injured helicopter passenger was being transported to a hospital.

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