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| Four killed in helicopter crash | Four killed in helicopter crash |
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| Four people have died in a helicopter crash in Cumbria. | Four people have died in a helicopter crash in Cumbria. |
| The civilian helicopter was found at Sill Field Farm in Gatebeck, near Kendal, on Saturday morning. | The civilian helicopter was found at Sill Field Farm in Gatebeck, near Kendal, on Saturday morning. |
| Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said the helicopter had taken off from Carnforth, Lancashire, on Friday night bound for a destination in Scotland. | Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said the helicopter had taken off from Carnforth, Lancashire, on Friday night bound for a destination in Scotland. |
| Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash by a farmer at 1122 BST. The area has now been cordoned off by firefighters. | Emergency services were called to the scene of the crash by a farmer at 1122 BST. The area has now been cordoned off by firefighters. |
| A search involving two RAF helicopters and Cumbria Police was already under way before a farmer reported the accident. | |
| A spokesman for Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said two bodies were found in the helicopter and two were in the field nearby. | A spokesman for Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service said two bodies were found in the helicopter and two were in the field nearby. |
| The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has sent a team to the site to begin the crash investigation. |