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Crew safe after aircraft downed

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All crew members survived in good condition after Lee County MEDSTAR went down in the intracoastal waterway near Upper Captiva around 12:30 this morning.

The helicopter is an American Eurocopter EC-145, tail number N911LZ. The Federal Aviation Administration has been notified and are sending an investigation team.

The other aircraft will be in service later today.

Source: Public Information Officer, Lee Cnty. Public Safety