Post by gangsterade on Sept 28, 2008 7:41:56 GMT -5
from wusa9.com
Maryland State Police helicopter Trooper 2 crashed early Sunday morning in a park in central Prince George's County. The helicopter was discovered by Prince George's County police officers and others who had been searching for the chopper since contact was lost during a medevac transport.
According to Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department Chief Spokesman Mark Brady, four people were found dead at the crash site. An 18-year-old female who was being flown from an accident scene in Charles County, MD, was pulled alive from the wreckage. She is in critical condition.
The dead are the two-person helicopter crew from Maryland State Police, a first responder from Charles County, and another patient from the original crash scene.
According to Brady, the helicopter crew was on the way from the accident scene in Charles County to Prince George's Hospital Center when the pilot told SYSCOM they would be landing at their Andrews Air Force Base hanger because of bad weather. Prince George's County was contacted at 11:53 PM to have two EMS units meet the helicopter to continue the transport to the hospital.
Trooper 2 never made it back to the hanger. Radio and radar contact was apparently lost shortly after midnight. The search began around 12:30 AM. The helicopter was found just after 2:00 AM in Walker Mill Park.
The crash scene is in Walker Mill Regional Park, about three-miles north of Andrews Air Force Base.
MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO MSP AND THE FAMILY'S OF THE VICTIMS
Maryland State Police helicopter Trooper 2 crashed early Sunday morning in a park in central Prince George's County. The helicopter was discovered by Prince George's County police officers and others who had been searching for the chopper since contact was lost during a medevac transport.
According to Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department Chief Spokesman Mark Brady, four people were found dead at the crash site. An 18-year-old female who was being flown from an accident scene in Charles County, MD, was pulled alive from the wreckage. She is in critical condition.
The dead are the two-person helicopter crew from Maryland State Police, a first responder from Charles County, and another patient from the original crash scene.
According to Brady, the helicopter crew was on the way from the accident scene in Charles County to Prince George's Hospital Center when the pilot told SYSCOM they would be landing at their Andrews Air Force Base hanger because of bad weather. Prince George's County was contacted at 11:53 PM to have two EMS units meet the helicopter to continue the transport to the hospital.
Trooper 2 never made it back to the hanger. Radio and radar contact was apparently lost shortly after midnight. The search began around 12:30 AM. The helicopter was found just after 2:00 AM in Walker Mill Park.
The crash scene is in Walker Mill Regional Park, about three-miles north of Andrews Air Force Base.
MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO MSP AND THE FAMILY'S OF THE VICTIMS
