One Dead in Helicopter Crash Near Yankton

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One person has died in a crash of a small helicopter northwest of Yankton.
Yankton Assistant Fire Chief Larry Nickels says the call came in just before 10AM…..

Nickels says the craft was destroyed on impact…..

Nickels says they are waiting for state and federal investigators…..

The crash was reported east of Napa Junction, about five miles northwest of Yankton.

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