Oklahoma City OK Feb 22 2013 EagleMed officials confirmed that the victims are pilot Mark Montgomery, flight nurse Chris Denning and paramedic Billy Wynn.
“Our first priority is to tend to the families,” EagleMed spokesman Robbie Copeland said. Company officials were with the families Friday afternoon, he said.
A team of EagleMed officials were at the crash scene Friday afternoon working with investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board, Copeland said.
“We don't know what happened and it may take months to a year before we know what happened,” he said.
12:45 p.m. Pilot Mark Montgomery and flight nurse Chris Denning died in the helicopter crash Friday morning and paramedic Billy Wynn was critically injured, according to email sent to employees from Bruce Lawrence, Integris Health president and CEO.
“We ask for continued prayers for his (Billy Wynn) survival and recovery,” Lawrence wrote. “Our hearts are heavy as Chris is a former Integris employee.”
Denning worked at Baptist Medical Center for nearly 10 years, starting in radiology and then moving to the intensive care unit.
“We mourn his loss as a member of our extended family,” Lawrence wrote. “We also extend our sympathies to the Montgomery family and all those who knew Mark.”
12:35 p.m. The helicopter crashed in the parking lot between Saint Ann Retirement Center and Saint Ann Nursing Home, said Tina Dzurisin, director of communications for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.
Seven staff members rushed to the crash scene to help. Three helped pull one of the crew members from the wreckage just before a second explosion, Dzurisin said.
One of the staff members received burns to her arm. “Some of them were being check for smoke inhalation, but there were no serious injuries,” she said.
Staff members remained at the nursing home Friday morning waiting to be questioned by authorities, Dzurisin said. Some staff members could get to their vehicles because they were parking in the secure area surrounding the crash site.
Staff members from the Catholic Pastoral Center and the Catholic Charities Saint Joseph Counseling Center have been on-site at the nursing home to assist the staff and the 180 residents.
None of the residents was injured.
“This is a painful tragedy for all affected, and our love and concern immediately go out to the victims of the crash and their families,” Archbishop Paul S. Coakley said in prepared statement. “We pray for peace and comfort for those who grieve the loss of the two crew members who died. We hope and pray, too, that the critically injured crew member makes a full recovery.”
11:30 a.m. The surviving crew member was taken to OU Medical Center. A spokesman said Billy Winn was in critical condition. He could not confirm the spelling of the man's name.
10:50 a.m. An EagleMed Eurocopter AS 350 B2 made a hard landing Feb. 29, 2012, near Hugo during a night vision goggle check flight, according to NTSB records. Two people had minor injuries.
10:05 a.m. “No one was seriously harmed at Saint Ann,” said Tina Dzurisin, director of communications for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. “We are still trying to access that. They are still operating. Obviously, trying to adjust.”
Source:NewsOK
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