Follow-up on Helicopter Crash

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*Mich. pilot killed in crash of medical helicopter *
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-helicoptercrash,0,3490859.story

By KEN KUSMER |Associated Press Writer12:44 PM CDT, September 2, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS - A pilot from the Kalamazoo, Mich., area is among three crew
members killed in the crash of a medical helicopter in an Indiana farm
field.

The Air Evac Lifeteam helicopter wasn't carrying any patients when it
crashed and exploded Sunday near the town of Burney, about 40 miles
southeast of Indianapolis.

It had been at an event about a mile away for a volunteer fire department
and went down while returning to its base in nearby Rushville.

*Authorities say the main rotor came off the helicopter just before it
crashed.*
 They identified the pilot as Roger Warren of Otsego, Mich.

The other two victims are from Indiana. They are flight nurse Sandra Pearson
and flight paramedic and base manager Wade Weston.


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