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Coal tycoon dies in helicopter crash

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Coal billionaire Christopher Cline was among seven people who died in a helicopter crash in The Bahamas.

Cline was from West Virginia and died the day before his 62nd birthday. One of his daughters were among those killed.

The helicopter headed for Ft. Lauderdale when it went down shortly after takeoff in the Atlantic Ocean early on Thursday near Walker’s Cay.

Forbes listed him as a self made billionaire from his controlling stake in Foresight Energy with a net worth of $1.8 billion.