CALIFORNIA IN BRIEF : FT. IRWIN : 4 Soldiers Killed in Crash of Copter
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Four soldiers died in a helicopter crash in the San Bernardino County desert, authorities said. The soldiers were killed when their UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed near Ft. Irwin, about 40 miles north of Barstow, an Army spokesman said. The soldiers, members of the mechanized 4th Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, from Ft. Riley, Kan., were participating in a routine training exercise. Names of the soldiers were withheld pending notification of their relatives.
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