Medical Helicopter Crash

[James Richardson]

An Air Evac helicopter searching for a lost hunter crashed around 0300 today
in a wooded area in Colbert County, Alabama with no survivors. Air Evac is
an air ambulance service, which also assists in search and rescue details. A
man involved in the search said the Air Evac crew had spotted the man just
before 0300 and were holding a spotlight on him to show ground searchers
where to find him. Suddenly, the helicopter crashed, causing a huge
explosion. 

 

Lost in the crash were:

Pilot - Michael Baker
Nurse - Tiffany Miles
Paramedic- Allan Bragwell


The Underwood-Petersville VFD and the Lauderdale County Association of
Volunteer Fire Departments are advising that in addition to working on the
Air Evac flight team, Allan Bragwell was acting director of the Helen Keller
Ambulance Service, and a Firefighter with the UPVFD.