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    3 Dead in Medical Helicopter Crash in Tennessee

    BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. -- A medical helicopter crashed in a thunderstorm in western Tennessee early Thursday, killing a pilot and two nurses on a return trip from delivering a patient. There were no survivors.Another medical helicopter had declined to make a flight in the area at the time because of the weather.Tennessee Emergency Management Agency spokesman Jeremy Heidt in Nashville said the flight crashed in a field near Brownsville around 6 a.m. CDT.Haywood County Sheriff Melvin Bond said nearby factory workers reported seeing a large burst of lightning, followed by an orange glow in the area of the crash.He said the helicopter crew was communicating with its base when radio contact was lost. The pilot had given no indication of a problem, he said."It was totally burnt," Bond said of the wreckage. Fire-blackened debris could be seen spread across part of the field and one rotor blade stuck straight up from the ground.Authorities said the helicopter had flown a patient from Parsons to Ja...

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