Medical helicopter EastCare crash

Title
Medical helicopter EastCare crash
Description
Burned wreckage is all that is left of the Pitt County Memorial Hospital medical helicopter "EastCare" after it crashed in the Hoffman Forest near Pollocksville Thursday night about 9:30. The Bell 206 helicopter had left the U.S. Naval Hospital at Camp Lejeune at 8:59 to return to Pitt Co. Memorial hospital with a 3 1/2 month-old infant. Three crew members and the infant were reportedly killed in the crash. Shortly before the crash a distress call was heard on a medical radio frequency that the aircraft was on fire.
Date
January 09, 1987
Original Format
photographs
Extent
Local Identifier
741.45.f
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Contributor(s)
Subject(s)
Spatial
Location of Original
East Carolina Manuscript Collection
Rights
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Comments

Sara Murrell Jan 14 2021

My first husband, Mike Patrick McGinnis, was the Chief Flight Nurse on this flight. He along with Pam Demaree and Perry Reynolds, as well as the infant were killed in the crash.

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