A medical helicopter responding to a call to airlift a hiker with breathing problems crashed Sunday in Shelby County, leaving two of its crew dead and sending the third to a hospital. alnews wakanews
The Eurocopter EC130 crashed near Chelsea with the three crew aboard, the Federal Aviation Administration said in an email to The Associated Press.
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Clay Hammac told AL.com that the downed craft was a medical helicopter called to evacuate a hiker suffering from breathing problems and chest pains.A deputy called 911 to report the crash and said that one of the three crew members was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the report. Two others were taken to a hospital, where one of them was pronounced dead, it added.
The National Transportation Safety Board said in a tweeted statement that it would lead the investigation into the crash, assisted by the FAA. Those agencies had no preliminary information on a possible cause.
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