Yavapai AZ July 2 2012 Four victims were killed when their helicopter crashed into the Verde River, about 6 miles south of Camp Verde, on a flight from Sedona to the Scottsdale Airport, authorities say.The pilot was identified as Raymond P. Perry, 70, of Phoenix, who was listed, along with Donna J. Perry, on Arizona Corporation Commission records as the helicopter's owner.
Dwight D'Evelyn, a spokesman for the Yavapai County Sheriff's Department, identified the other victims as Karen Stinn, 68, of Cave Creek, and Mike Dunaway, 63, and his wife, Linda Dunaway, 64, of Glendale.
D'Evelyn said the crash likely occurred sometime on Saturday. A state Department of Public Safety helicopter crew arrived in the area Sunday morning and confirmed there were at least two fatalities.
Yavapai County sheriff's deputies hiked to the remote scene, and they were able to confirm that all four people aboard the helicopter were killed in the crash. Deputies recovered the victims' remains from the river and have turned them over to the Yavapai County Medical Examiner's Office, D'Evelyn said.
Footage from a 12 News helicopter showed the helicopter's wreckage sitting in the river and deputies wading in the water.
The wreckage was spotted about 8:45 a.m. by a private pilot, according to Ian Gregor, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. Search crews with the Civil Air Patrol started looking for the Aerospatiale AS350 on Saturday.
Gregor said the FAA and and National Transportation Safety Board will be investigating the crash.
Source:www.azcentral.com
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