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Ft. Rucker Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing In Geneva County

By: Ken Curtis

Updated: March 23, 2011

A helicopter, presumably used for training at Ft. Rucker, has made an emergency landing in Geneva County. The helicopter landed in Bellwood, a small community near the Geneva County line about 10 miles southeast of Enterprise.

DothanFirst.com's chief reporter Stephen Crews reports from the scene nobody was hurt. Crews said he observed the pilot speaking to law enforcement standing outside the helicopter.

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