DATE: February 11, 2008 7:42:32 AM CST
Coast Guard responds to helicopter crash in Laguna Madre Bay
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - The Coast Guard, along with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, Texas Parks and Wildlife, and local EMS locate a helicopter that crashed into Laguna Madre Bay Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2008. The helicopter was a medical transport, carrying two medical personnel and one patient. All three bodies were recovered by mid-day Wednesday. The cause of the accident is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Petty Officer 2nd Class Chad Merrick.

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