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Pilot dies in helicopter crash near Mammoth Cave National Park

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Posted at 5:12 PM, Sep 05, 2022
and last updated 2022-09-05 17:12:12-04

(LEX 18) — A man is dead after a helicopter crash in western Kentucky.

Search crews found the helicopter, along with the body of pilot David Stone, Monday afternoon in a wooded area near Mammoth Cave National Park.

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The helicopter was last seen traveling toward Glasgow by a group of hunters in Ohio County.

Officials say Stone left an airport near St. Louis on Saturday and was planning to refuel in Glasgow before heading to Knoxville, Tennessee.