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UPDATE: Two Pilots Dead in Helicopter Crash Near Fort Campbell

"Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army" - by Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway, army.mil, Wikimedia Commons

UPDATE: Two Army pilots are dead after a helicopter crash  during a training mission near Fort Campbell.

According to the base's Facebook post, the area has been secured by Fort Campbell Military Police in conjunction with Montgomery County (Tenn.) Law Enforcement.

There has been no determination of the cause of the accident and the incident is currently under investigation by the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center.

The names of the deceased are being withheld pending notification of next of kin. 

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A 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) helicopter crashed near Fort Campbell, Ky., at approximately 7 p.m., according to a post on Fort Campbell's Facebook page as well as multiple news outlets at the scene. 

According to the post, crew members were flying an AH-64D Apache during a routine training mission when the aircraft went down approximately 12 miles south of Fort Campbell. Montgomery County Law Enforcement has secured the area and the incident is currently under investigation.

More information will be released as it becomes available.

Matt Markgraf joined the WKMS team as a student in January 2007. He's served in a variety of roles over the years: as News Director March 2016-September 2019 and previously as the New Media & Promotions Coordinator beginning in 2011. Prior to that, he was a graduate and undergraduate assistant. He is currently the host of the international music show Imported on Sunday nights at 10 p.m.
Rob Canning is a native of Murray, KY, a 2015 TV Production grad of Murray State. At MSU, he served as team captain of the Murray State Rowing Club. Rob's goal is to become a screenwriter, film director or producer and looks to the likes of Quentin Tarantino and Guy Ritchie for inspiration. He appreciates good music, mainly favoring British rock n' roll, and approves of anything with Jack White's name on it. When not studying, rowing or writing, Rob enjoys spending his free time with a book or guitar.
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