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7th victim of  medical helicopter crash dies

Aircraft collided in mid-air half a mile from hospital in Arizona

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updated 10:31 p.m. ET July 4, 2008

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - Authorities say the lone survivor of a mid-air crash of two medical helicopters has died at a hospital.

Police and officials at Flagstaff Medical Center say 36-year-old James Taylor died today.

He was a registered nurse flying on a helicopter taking a patient from the Grand Canyon to Flagstaff.

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The aircraft collided with another helicopter Sunday in a wooded area about a half-mile from the hospital.

Authorities are still investigating the crash. The death toll is now seven.

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