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Two people are killed when a helicopter crashes into an unmanned barge on the Mississippi River near East

M23 campaign — Two people are killed when a helicopter crashes into an unmanned barge on the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, United States. [https://apnews.com/article/helicopter-cra

Published August 7, 2025· Updated October 28, 2026·1 min read

Context: M23 campaign.

Two people are killed when a helicopter crashes into an unmanned barge on the Mississippi River near East Alton, Illinois, United States. [https://apnews.com/article/helicopter-crash-barge-illinois-missouri-b7c2cb9bc6b57f93e3be985fe0878df2 (AP)]

Event summary via Wikipedia Current Events (2025-08-07).