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Cheshire's Sky High Easter Egg Hunt
Thousands enjoy the state's first helicopter-assisted Easter egg hunt.
Thousands of Easter eggs were dropped from a helicopter Saturday over the football field in what organizers say is the state's first helicopter-assisted Easter egg hunt.
Organized by in Cheshire, the event offered 10,000 Easter eggs filled with candy and prize tickets from a number of local merchants.
Pastor Eric Bucci led the cheers as the helicopter made four passes over the field, "drop the eggs," he chanted, "drop the eggs."
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Bucci said between 2,000 and 3,000 parents and children participated in the unusual Easter Egg hunt.
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