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Debris from the
SkyLife 4 helicopter was found north of the city of Bakersfield
about 30 minutes after it was reported missing after taking off
from an airport in Fresno, the Kern County Fire Department said.
There were four people onboard and no survivors, a spokesman
said.
Rain and foggy weather slowed the search for the debris, NBC
affiliate KGET reported.
The four victims were the pilot, a nurse, a paramedic and a
patient, the station said, citing local emergency officials.
The patient was being taken to San Joaquin Community Hospital in
Bakersfield, it said.
The aircraft was a Bell 407 and was reported overdue by its
owner, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said.
The cause of the crash was not known.
(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere; Editing by Toby Chopra)
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