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Royal Navy helicopter crashes into Devon field near Okehampton, emergency services deployed
A Royal Navy helicopter crashed into a field in Sourton Down, near Okehampton in Devon, southwest England, in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Emergency services are at the scene and an investigation has been launched.

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Royal Navy helicopter crashes into Devon field near Okehampton, emergency services deployed