Kentucky State Police said Gale Alleman, Bethany Aicken and James Welsh were pronounced dead by the Owen County coroner at the site of a crash near Kentucky Highway 22 East.
#UPDATE
: Kentucky State Police have named the three victims as Gale Alleman, Bethany Aicken, and James Welsh.
Their next of kin as been notified.
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#BREAKING
: Air Evac now tells me all three people on board the helicopter were killed in this evening’s crash.
Statement:
“Air Evac Lifeteam is heartbroken to share that three crew members from AEL base 133 perished in a helicopter accident in Owenton, Kentucky today.”
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#BREAKING
: At least one person is dead following a helicopter crash in Owen County, Ky.
The FAA tells me a Bell 206 Helicopter crashed around 6:00 p.m. with three people on board.
NTSB will investigate.
Headed to the scene, and you'll get the latest
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