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An 87-year-old walker was hit and killed by the shock wave of a landing rescue helicopter in Plymouth, southern England.
An 80-year-old was taken to hospital with a broken hip, police said.
She was hit in her car by a slammed car door from the gust of wind.
The British Coast Guard helicopter landed on the landing pad of a hospital in Plymouth in the morning with one injured person on board, according to the police.
The 87-year-old, while walking on a nearby footpath, was swept away by the airflow created by the helicopter landing.
She died a little later in the hospital from her head injuries.
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