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WASILLA, Alaska, April 17 (UPI) -- A 14-year-old boy was the only survivor when a helicopter carrying him and four others crashed near Alaska's Sheep Mountain, authorities said.
The crash occurred Tuesday afternoon but the teenager wasn't found until Wednesday morning because of blowing snow. He was flown to Mat-Su Regional Hospital in unstable condition, the Anchorage Daily News reported.
Alaska state troopers identified the boy as Quinn Ellington, an eighth-grader from Palmer, the newspaper said. Killed were the pilot, Benoit Pin, 39, of Anchorage; and passengers Thomas E. Middleton, 46, of Anchorage, Joseph C. O'Donnell, 47, of Girdwood and Michael D. Seward, 37, of Palmer.
The helicopter was carrying workers from the state Department of Administration's Enterprise Technology Services to service a radio site, officials said. The boy was traveling with his stepfather.
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BAILIEBOROUGH, Ireland, May 27 (UPI) --
Two spectators were killed Sunday when a rally car at a race in Bailieborough, Ireland, crashed into a crowd on the side of a rural road, officials said.
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CANNES, France, May 28 (UPI) --
Austrian director Michael Haneke's film "Amour" won the Cannes Film Festival's top prize, the Palme d'Or, officials said.
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To avoid a meltdown in 2006, Ford Motor Co. mortgaged the farm putting up its assets – including its Blue Oval logo, and F-150 pickup and iconic Mustang trademarks – to secure $23.5 billion in credit.
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