Five people were killed in the crash of a rescue plane in the US state of Nevada – according to media reports, the plane broke up in midair shortly after takeoff. The victims include the pilot, a nurse, a paramedic, a patient and a relative of the patient.
According to CNN, the problems should have started about 14 minutes after the single-engine plane took off Friday night. A winter storm warning was reportedly issued at the time of the accident.
The pilot, Scott Walton, is said to have been very experienced – he is said to have even worked as a flight instructor. Now his loving wife and three young daughters, who were the center of his world, must navigate the future without him. He loved her more than anything in the world. And we know his one desperate concern is her future. will be,” Katie Maguire, the pilot’s sister-in-law, told GoFundMe.
The deceased paramedic had become a father in mid-January
Particularly tragic: Paramedic Ryan Watson’s wife, who was on board when the accident happened, only gave birth to a baby on January 19. “Ryan loved being an aviation doctor and was positive about every call and interaction with the patient,” said a friend of the victim.
The patient, identified as Mark Rand, was to be rushed to Utah for life-saving medical treatment. “What should have been a rescue ended in tragedy for the Rand family and the families of the crew and first responders on board,” the organizer told another GoFundMe page. His wife Terri was also on the plane.
Source: Krone
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