Seattle mayor: Crash site could be closed for days

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SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says the scene of a fatal helicopter crash near Seattle’s Space Needle could remain closed for three to five days as investigators probe what happened.

He told a news conference the city will review its helipad policy following Tuesday’s crash that killed the two people in the chopper and badly injured a man in a car. The two who died were a pilot and a former KOMO-TV news photographer.

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