7 dead in Grand Canyon tour helicopter crash
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(CNN) -- A tour helicopter crashed Saturday afternoon near the Grand Canyon in Arizona, killing all seven people on board, according to the Mohave County Sheriff's Office.
The chopper from the A-Star Sundance tour company went down about 50 miles northeast of Kingman, Arizona near Peach Springs, according to the sheriff's office.
There were six passengers and a pilot on board at the time.
Authorities received reports of the crash around 12:36 p.m. MT (2:36 p.m. ET) The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
