Lawrenceville helicopter pilot dies in Kentucky after his aircraft hit power lines

MADISONVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police say a Georgia helicopter pilot has been killed while spraying a field in western Kentucky.

A news release from the KSP says 55-year-old Timothy E. Watson of Lawrenceville, Ga., was spraying fungicide and fertilizer late Monday afternoon on a farm field in Crittenden County when his helicopter struck power lines. The investigating trooper said the Robinson Model R44 helicopter came down about 200 feet from the utility lines and burned.

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