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A U.S. Navy Seahawk helicopter lands near Alola Village in the Owen Stanley Mountain Range in Papua New Guinea to evacuate Australian hiker Debra Paver, Aug. 8, 2008. Paver became ill and was transported to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy for treatment.

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A U.S. Navy Seahawk helicopter lands near Alola Village in the Owen Stanley Mountain Range in Papua New Guinea to evacuate Australian hiker Debra Paver, Aug. 8, 2008. Paver became ill and was transported to the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy for treatment.

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