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7th victim of  medical helicopter crash dies

Aircraft collided in mid-air half a mile from hospital in Arizona

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updated 10:31 p.m. ET July 4, 2008

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Authorities say the lone survivor of a mid-air crash of two medical helicopters has died at a hospital.

Police and officials at Flagstaff Medical Center say 36-year-old James Taylor died today.

He was a registered nurse flying on a helicopter taking a patient from the Grand Canyon to Flagstaff.

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The aircraft collided with another helicopter Sunday in a wooded area about a half-mile from the hospital.

Authorities are still investigating the crash. The death toll is now seven.

Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

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