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Coverage dated December 21, 2021

Madagascar’s Police Minister and Fellow Crew Member Survive 12 Hours in Indian Ocean Following Helicopter Crash

Headline from Voice of America

The helicopter was surveying the scene of a shipwreck that killed at least 64

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  1. Voice of America

    Madagascar’s Police Minister and Fellow Crew Member Survive 12 Hours in Indian Ocean Following Helicopter Crash (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    The helicopter was surveying the scene of a shipwreck that killed at least 64

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Madagascar's police chief swims to shore after copter crash (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Madagascar's police minister and an air force mechanic succeeded in swimming for 12 hours to safety after their helicopter crashed in the Indian Ocean.

  3. The Guardian

    Madagascar: minister swims 12 hours to safety after helicopter crash (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Serge Gelle one of two survivors to make marathon swim to shore after ejecting from stricken helicopter

  4. Washington Examiner

    Madagascar minister swims 12 hours to safety after helicopter crash (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A government official from Madagascar swam 12 hours to shore after a helicopter crash Monday left him and another policeman stranded in the Indian Ocean.

  5. Newsweek

    Madagascar police minister, mechanic swim in ocean for 12 hours after helicopter crash (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "My turn to die has not yet come, thank God. I'm well. I'm just cold," said General Serge Gellé, the country's police minister.

  6. Triblive

    Madagascar's police chief swims to safety after copter crash (opens Triblive)

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    ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — Madagascar’s police minister and an air force mechanic succeeded in swimming for 12 hours to safety after their helicopter crashed in the Indian Ocean. Gen. Serge Gellé, 57, the Secretary of State for the Gendarmerie, was discovered in the water by a fisherman in a canoe w…

  7. Al Jazeera

    Madagascar police chief swims to shore after helicopter crash (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Serge Gelle swam for 12 hours after his helicopter crashed while visiting the site of a shipwreck that killed dozens.

  8. Washington Post

    Madagascar’s police minister survives helicopter crash, swims 12 hours to shore (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    There were four people on the helicopter when it caught a gust of wind and began to plummet into the Indian Ocean.

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Madagascar minister 'swims 12 hours' to shore after helicopter crash | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Malagasy secretary of state for police was traveling to the site of a shipwreck along with three police officers. The cause of the crash is not yet clear, said police.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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