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Governor Beshear orders flags to half-staff on Oct. 12 in honor of helicopter crash victims

Summary by Lex18 NBC

Governor Beshear has ordered that all state building flags be lowered to half-staff on Oct. 12 in honor of the medical helicopter crash victims who were killed on Oct. 7 in Owenton. The Air Evac Liveteam crew consisted of pilot Gale "Butch" Alleman, flight nurse Bethany Aicken, and flight paramedic James Welsh, who were on their way to pick up a patient when according to officials, their helicopter hit a guy wire, causing them to crash. Gov. Bes…

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