Published Monday, March 08, 2010 7:46 AM

2 died in La Salle County helicopter crash

Associated Press

COTULLA, Texas -- A helicopter crash during a hunting trip on a ranch in south Texas left the pilot and a passenger dead.

The Texas Department of Public Safety identified the victims as Brian Faglie of Uvalde and Dale Jones of Houston.

The cause of Saturday's crash of a Robinson R22 is sought. The accident happened at a ranch about 13 miles north of Cotulla, in the Dilley area. The small helicopter went down in a field.

Investigator Tim LeBaron with the National Transportation Safety Board says Faglie was the pilot during the hog hunting trip. LeBaron says the weather was not bad at the time of the crash late Saturday morning.

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