Courtesy KELO LAND Television
The missing helicopter has been located. According to Governor Janklow, the aircraft crashed. No survivors have been located at this time. The craft was found three miles east, and two miles south of Doland.
The CareFlight helicopter from Avera St Luke's in Aberdeen had been missing since just before 10:00 PM last night. Three medical people and a patient were on board.
It was seen and heard over Doland around 9:45 last night. Contact was made again at 9:51, But when the hospital tried to make contact at 10:12, there was no response.
The highway patrol, Kingsbury County Sheriff's office and the Desmet Fire Department are all on the scene. We know that the helicopter was on its way from Aberdeen to Sioux Falls, with a patient and a flight crew. They were headed to the heart hospital in Sioux Falls.
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