Post by eng451 on Jun 12, 2009 6:12:51 GMT -5
(From The Secret List http://www.FireFighterCloseCalls.com)
We regret to advise you that the pilot of a New Mexico State Police helicopter and the student hiker he was rescuing were killed when the aircraft crashed on a snowy mountain near Santa Fe Tuesday evening. Sgt. Andy Tingwall died in the Line of Duty after retrieving lost hiker Megumi Yamamoto when the chopper struck the side of a mountain Tuesday night in rough weather.
Yamamoto, a University of New Mexico physics graduate student from Tokyo, was also confirmed dead earlier Thursday after rescuers reached the bodies.
The only other person aboard, NMSP Officer Wesley Cox, sustained serious leg injuries but managed to reach safety Wednesday.Our sincere condolences to all affected, especially the families and friends of Sgt Tingwall
We regret to advise you that the pilot of a New Mexico State Police helicopter and the student hiker he was rescuing were killed when the aircraft crashed on a snowy mountain near Santa Fe Tuesday evening. Sgt. Andy Tingwall died in the Line of Duty after retrieving lost hiker Megumi Yamamoto when the chopper struck the side of a mountain Tuesday night in rough weather.
Yamamoto, a University of New Mexico physics graduate student from Tokyo, was also confirmed dead earlier Thursday after rescuers reached the bodies.
The only other person aboard, NMSP Officer Wesley Cox, sustained serious leg injuries but managed to reach safety Wednesday.Our sincere condolences to all affected, especially the families and friends of Sgt Tingwall
