Trooper dramatically hangs from helicopter to rescue man from icy river

LOWELL, Mass. — A Massachusetts State Police trooper hanging out of a helicopter as it skimmed the frigid Merrimack River was able to pluck a man from the water in a last-ditch rescue effort. A state police spokesman tells the Boston Globe the helicopter was on scene in Lowell Wednesday night to provide illumination via...

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