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Helicopter falls into sea in Crimea, pilot makes it to shore

BULLETIN RELEASED: 7/08/12 8:34AM GMT

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Kyiv, August 7 (Interfax-Ukraine) – A helicopter fell into the Black Sea and sank 200 meters off the Crimean coast in Saky district, the pilot made it to the shore.

At 2125 on August 6, a private Robinson R44 helicopter fell into the water due to technical failure and sank, the press service of the Emergency Situations Ministry reported on Tuesday morning.

The pilot, a resident of Kharkiv, reached the shore independently and does not need medical assistance.

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10:33:32 EET-2

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