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A medical helicopter crashed in rugged terrain east of Phoenix, killing two crew members and seriously injuring a paramedic who tried unsuccessfully to save the life of another victim, a sheriff said Wednesday.
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said the helicopter crashed Tuesday evening on a mountainside about 12 miles north of Superior, a mining community outside Phoenix. An Air Force helicopter rescued the survivor, who had used a flashlight to signal at a search aircraft, about 10:15 p.m., roughly four hours after the craft went down on a snowy, tree-covered slope.
Pilot David Schneider, 51, of Gilbert, and flight nurse Chad Frary, 38, of Mesa were killed in the crash. The surviving paramedic is Derek Boehm, 38, of Gilbert. There were no patients aboard.
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Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said the helicopter crashed Tuesday evening on a mountainside about 12 miles north of Superior, a mining community outside Phoenix. An Air Force helicopter rescued the survivor, who had used a flashlight to signal at a search aircraft, about 10:15 p.m., roughly four hours after the craft went down on a snowy, tree-covered slope.
Pilot David Schneider, 51, of Gilbert, and flight nurse Chad Frary, 38, of Mesa were killed in the crash. The surviving paramedic is Derek Boehm, 38, of Gilbert. There were no patients aboard.
More in link below.
http://news.yahoo.com/faa-medical-helicopter-3-aboard-crashes-near-phoenix-060835379.html
credit: news.yahoo.com