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Skydivers parachute into Wisconsin crash site to aid four survivors

Three recreational skydivers witnessed a small-plane crash in a Wisconsin cornfield as they prepared to jump, then parachuted to the scene. Drawing on EMT and paramedic training, they treated a seriously injured survivor and assisted all four occupants until ground-based emergency crews arrived.

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Two aviators eject after EA-18G Growler landing mishap aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

Two Naval aviators ejected and four shipboard personnel were injured during a landing mishap involving an EA-18G Growler aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Search-and-rescue forces promptly recovered the aircrew, while the incident highlights the risks of carrier aircraft recovery operations.

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Four killed in private helicopter crash southeast of Montreal

A private helicopter crashed and caught fire in a field near Sainte-Brigide-d’Iberville, about 50 kilometers southeast of Montreal, killing all four people on board. Quebec authorities have launched an investigation into the crash, which occurred in the Rang des Écossais area near Highway 10.

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