But then again, perhaps it was just the call of a crane flying overhead, the flapping of wings and the drone of the insects in the forest.

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During a visit to the construction site for the new arena, Labeaume, the Quebec mayor, waded through cold, gray mud, stopping at a spot where one of the rink's faceoff circles will likely be, and pointed to a Nordiques flag flying from an industrial crane.

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"I was standing outside having a cigarette when I saw the helicopter flying super fast towards the crane, " said Rezart Islami, a builder who was working across the street from the 52-story building.

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Mr Barnes, 50, was flying from Redhill Aerodrome in Surrey to Elstree when the helicopter clipped the crane and crashed into Wandsworth Road.

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