Montgomery(Orange)NY helicopter Down 3-17-08

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Date: 03-17-08

Time: 14:20hrs

Location: near the Orange County Airport

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Units Operating: Town of Montgomery Police, Montgomery Fire Dept, Montgomery EMS, Orange Co. Sheriffs

Description Of Incident: helicopter apparently encountered problems while in flight and came down roughly near the Orange County Airport in Montgomery this afternoon.There are no reports of injuries, but the helicopter is apparently leaking fuel. A state team is being called to perform a clean-up, according to orange county sheriffs report.

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