Sheriff: Illinois pilot dies in helicopter crash

Published August 13, 2014 10:03am ET



MANSFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Central Illinois authorities say a helicopter pilot has died after hitting power lines and crashing in a soybean field.

The Piatt County Sheriff’s Office says 47-year-old Paul Reynolds of Mansfield was pronounced dead Tuesday. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating. No other injuries were reported.

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