Helicopter crashes into barge, kills two people, shuts Mississippi River, Coast Guard says
No one was on board the barge, which caught fire after the crash, near Alton, Illinois.
An image of the barge struck by a helicopter on the Mississippi River, near Alton, Illinois, August 7, 2025.(photo credit: SCREENSHOT/VIA SECTION 27A OF THE COPYRIGHT ACT)ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated:
