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11.8.2005

Minnesotans dead in copter crash

Tags: Uncategorized — Author: Phil @ 10:43 am

Here’s some info about the two Americans that died in the helicopter accident…

A Minnesota woman and her daughter were among 14 people who died Wednesday in Estonia when their helicopter crashed into the Baltic Sea and sank.

Lydia Riis Hamburgen, 86, of Rochester, and Mary Elizabeth Hamburgen, 46, of Rolling Hills Estates, Calif., were returning home after traveling to Estonia to attend the wedding of a friend.

“It’s very sad because it was my wife of 58 years and my daughter at the same time,” said Arthur Hamburgen, 81. “It’s unbelievable.”

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1 Comment »

  1. their parents were born in estonia, v?¤liseestlased (estonians expats)

    Comment by jooo — Thu, Aug 11th, 2005 @ 6:26 pm

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