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HELICOPTER PILOTS FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY (Calif.) Fire Dept. are experimenting with a simple and inexpensive technique to make tricky open-water rescues easier, quicker and safer. Once hovering over the victim, the Bell 205A-1's back-cabin observer throws a 1-in.-thick stack of white newspaper...

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