I’ve been hearing on the news recently about how a local rescue helicopter crashed, killing four people. The patient that was being transported from a car accident to the hospital survived, but the pilot, a paramedic, another police officer and a nurse all died in the crash. They don’t know what happened to cause the crash, other than the helicopter was flying in a bad storm and he radioed his base asking permission to abort the flight because of dangerous flying conditions and he was told to keep coming because he only had three or four miles to go.
Rumors are that the high winds forced him into some trees. He took off the tree tops at 80 feet in the air before crashing to the ground. The entire area is in shock over this tragedy. I think that when a pilot radios his base and says it is too dangerous to fly, his “base” should respect his judgement! I hope the families of the victims sue the company for a lot of money!
That really was a tragedy!