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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Tobi Thomas

Woman dies after being blown over by helicopter in Plymouth, say police

Derriford hospital entrance
A HM Coastguard helicopter was landing at the hospital’s helipad, police said. Photograph: Wayne Perry/Alamy

An 87-year-old woman has died after being blown over by a helicopter landing at a hospital, police have confirmed. Devon and Cornwall police said two people were thought to have been injured as the helicopter landed at a helipad at Derriford hospital in Plymouth on Friday.

Another woman, who is also believed to be in her 80s, is in hospital with a broken pelvis after her car door was blown shut in the incident, the police force also said. Police said they were investigating the circumstances that led to the incident.

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