Wind knocks over helicopter, 1 dead, 2 injured

Wind knocks over helicopter, 1 dead, 2 injured

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Side winds are believed to have caused a helicopter chartered by Tokyo Electric Power Co. to flip over on landing in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on April 19, killing one crew member and injuring two others.

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